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House Bill 1239
By: Representatives Mueller of the 152^nd, Day of the 153^rd, Stephens of the 150^th, DeLoach of the 172^nd, Everett of the 163^rd and others

To amend Code Section 12-5-135 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the requirement of a bond or letter of credit from a water well contractor or driller, so as to provide that no such bond or letter of credit shall be accepted from a person who intends to inject surface water into an aquifer in certain counties before a certain date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Code Section 12-5-135 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the requirement of a bond or letter of credit from a water well contractor or driller, is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (i) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(i) No bond or irrevocable letter of credit provided for in this Code section shall be accepted by the director from any water well contractor or driller who shall drill any well or borehole for the purpose of injecting any surface water into the floridan aquifer in any county governed by the Georgia coastal zone management program provided by Code Section 12-5-327 after July 1, 1999, and before December 31, ~~2002~~ 2007."