Second Regular Session S.B. 1740
PROPOSED
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1740
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 19, line 3, strike "and" insert a comma; after "49-1214" insert "and 49-1215"
Lines 12 and 14, strike "Three" insert "four"
Line 17, after "vote" insert "but who may attend executive sessions of the board"
Line 31, strike "six" insert "eight"
Line 33, strike "two" insert "three"
Line 34, after "county" insert ", and at least one appointed member of the board shall be a resident of each county with a population of four hundred thousand persons or more"
Lines 39 and 40, strike "one" insert "two"
Line 42, after "and" insert "shall appoint"; after "needs" insert "from the list of qualified applicants submitted by the joint legislative water committee pursuant to section 49-1215"
Page 22, line 22, strike "five" insert "seven"; strike "three" insert "four"
Line 23, strike "one"
Line 24, strike "member who is from a county with a population" insert "two members who are from counties with populations"
Line 25, strike "is" insert "are"
Page 22, line 32, strike "five" insert "seven"; strike "three" insert "four"
Line 34, strike "one member who is from a county with a population" insert "two members who are from counties with populations"
Line 35, strike "is" insert "are"
Page 27, between lines 16 and 17, insert:
"49-1215. Joint legislative water committee; membership; duties
A. The joint legislative water committee is ESTABLISHED consisting of the following members:
1. The president of the senate or the president's designee.
2. The speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker's designee.
3. The minority party leader of the senate or the minority party leader's designee.
4. The minority party leader of the house of representatives or the minority party leader's designee.
5. the chairperson of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over water issues.
6. The chairperson of the House of representatives committee with jurisdiction over water issues.
7. The ranking minority party member of the senate committee with jurisdiction over water issues.
8. The ranking minority party member of the House of representatives committee with jurisdiction over water issues.
9. The chairperson of the joint legislative budget committee.
B. After receiving from The governor the names and APPLICATIONS of all applicants for appointment to the water INFRASTRUCTURE finance authority board ESTABLISHED by section 49-1206, The joint legislative water committee shall submit to the governor from those applicants a list of five qualified applicants for potential appointment for the position pursuant to section 49-1206, subsection b, paragraph 3 to the board.
C. The joint legislative water committee shall review awards of $50,000,000 or more from the long-term water augmentation fund established by section 49-1302 and the board shall provide the joint legislative water committee with the relevant information."
Amend title to conform