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"
Page 12, line 12, after the period insert "except as provided in subsection J of this section,"
Page 13, between lines 9 and 10, insert:
"J. an active basin management area that was oRIGINALLY designated as a basin management area pursuant to section 45-445, subsection H or I may not TERMINATe on the grounds that the basin no longer meets the CONDITIONS prescribed by section 45-445, subsection D."
Amend title to conform