Fifty-sixth Legislature                       Natural Resources, Energy and Water

Second Regular Session                                                  S.B. 1221

 

 

PROPOSED

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1221

(Reference to printed bill)

 

 

 


Page 1, line 7, after "A." insert "Except as provided in subsections H and I of this section,"

Page 2, between lines 34 and 35, insert:

"h. The director may refer either of the following to the applicable county board of supervisors for designation as a basin management area:

1. An irrigation non-expansion area that is located outside of a basin or subbasin in which groundwater may be transported to an active management area pursuant to article 8.1 of this chapter. 

2. A basin in which the department has reported observed mean declines in groundwater levels greater than fifty feet during the period from 2000 through 2020.

I. If the director refers an irrigation non-expansion area or basin to a county board of supervisors pursuant to subsection H of this section, the irrigation non-expansion area or referred basin is not subject to the petition requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section but is subject to the meeting and vote procedures prescribed in subsections F and G of this section."

Reletter to conform

Page 3, line 40, strike "the following:"

Strike lines 41 through 44

Page 4, line 1, strike "3."

Line 11, strike "counites" insert "Counties"

Page 11, line 23, strike "use" insert "user"

Amend title to conform


 

SINE KERR

 

1221KERR.docx

02/07/2024

10:15 AM

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