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HB 129 - Surface water; aquifer storage or recovery; prohibit

Mueller, Anne O'Quin (152nd)	Barnard, Terry (154th)	DeLoach, Buddy (172nd)
Mosley, George H (171st)	Purcell, Ann R (147th)	Stephens, Ron (150th)

Status Summary	HC:	NatR	SC:		FR:	01/15/99	LA:	01/25/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 12-5-31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits for the withdrawal, diversion, or impoundment of surface water, so as to prohibit acceptance, processing, or granting of any application for a permit for any applicant who uses or proposes to use aquifer storage or recovery of surface water; and for other purposes.

HB 129                                             LC 22 3352 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 12-5-31 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to permits for the withdrawal, 
  1- 3  diversion, or impoundment of surface water, so as to 
  1- 4  prohibit acceptance, processing, or granting of any 
  1- 5  application for a permit for any applicant who uses or 
  1- 6  proposes to use aquifer storage or recovery of surface 
  1- 7  water; to prohibit diversion, recharging, or placing water 
  1- 8  withdrawn pursuant to a permit into any aquifer; to provide 
  1- 9  for a definition; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal 
  1-10  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-11       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-12                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-13  Code Section 12-5-31 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-14  Annotated, relating to permits for the withdrawal, 
  1-15  diversion, or impoundment of surface water, is amended by 
  1-16  inserting at the end thereof the following: 
 
  1-17    "(p) The director shall not accept, process, or grant any 
  1-18    application for a permit for surface-water withdrawal, 
  1-19    diversion, or impoundment for any applicant who uses or 
  1-20    proposes to use aquifer storage or recovery of surface 
  1-21    water.  No water withdrawn pursuant to a permit obtained 
  1-22    under this Code section shall be diverted, recharged, or 
  1-23    otherwise placed into any aquifer.  For the purposes of 
  1-24    this subsection, the term 'aquifer' shall have the meaning 
  1-25    set out in Code Section 12-5-92.  This subsection shall be 
  1-26    automatically repealed December 31, 2005." 
 
  1-27                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-28  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-29  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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