09 LC
35 1372S/AP
House
Bill 552 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Barnard of the
166th,
Stephens of the
164th,
Lane of the
167th,
Bryant of the
160th,
Williams of the
178th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to water well standards, so as to change certain
provisions relating to standards for wells and boreholes; to change certain
provisions relating to bonds and letters of credit for water well contractors or
drillers; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
3 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to water well standards, is amended in Code Section
12-5-134, relating to standards for wells and boreholes, by deleting "and" at
the end of paragraph (5), replacing the period at the end of paragraph (6) with
"; and", and adding a new paragraph (7) to read as follows:
"(7)
No well or borehole shall be drilled or used 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 before July 1,
2014."
SECTION
2.
Said
part is further amended by revising subsection (i) of Code Section 12-5-135,
relating to bonds and letters of credit for water well contractors or drillers,
as follows:
"(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, 2003, and
before
December
31, 2009
July 1,
2014."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval and shall apply to wells or boreholes and
drilling wells or boreholes on or after such date.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.