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SB 229 - DNR - local govts. adopt, enforce watershed protection plans

James, Donzella (35th)	Fort, Vincent D (39th)

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A bill to amend Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Natural Resources, so as to authorize local governments to adopt and enforce watershed protection plans applicable to certain streams and reservoirs which are used for the public water supply to such local governments; to provide for an effective date.

SB 229 99                                          LC 19 4252 
 
      SENATE BILL 229 
 
      By:  Senators James of the 35th and Fort of the 39th 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Natural 
  1- 3  Resources, so as to authorize local governments to adopt and 
  1- 4  enforce watershed protection plans applicable to certain 
  1- 5  streams and reservoirs which are used for the public water 
  1- 6  supply of such local governments; to provide for an 
  1- 7  effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other 
  1- 8  purposes. 
 
  1- 9       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-10                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-11  Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-12  Annotated, relating to the Department of Natural Resources, 
  1-13  is amended by striking subsection (d) of Code Section 
  1-14  12-2-8, relating to watershed protection standards, and 
  1-15  inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (d) to read as 
  1-16  follows: 
 
  1-17    "(d) The minimum standards and procedures for watershed 
  1-18    protection referred to in subsection (b) of this Code 
  1-19    section shall specifically include, but shall not be 
  1-20    limited to, buffer areas along streams and reservoirs, 
  1-21    land development densities, and land use activities.  The 
  1-22    department may adopt differing minimum standards and 
  1-23    procedures of watershed protection based on the size of 
  1-24    the watershed, the size or flow volume of the stream or 
  1-25    reservoir, and whether or not the actual use of the 
  1-26    municipal water supply is existing or proposed.  A local 
  1-27    government may adopt and enforce watershed protection 
  1-28    plans applicable to streams and reservoirs within or 
  1-29    without the territorial limits of such local government 
  1-30    which are to be used for the public water supply of such 
  1-31    local government, provided that the streams and reservoirs 
  1-32    to which such watershed protection plans are applicable 
  1-33    are within the same region as the local government, as 
  1-34    that term is defined in paragraph (19) of subsection (a) 
  1-35    of Code Section 50-8-2." 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 2  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  2- 3  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  2- 4                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 5  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 6  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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