09 LC
35 1339
House
Bill 552
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 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)
Except for the purpose of controlling or reducing salt water intrusion, 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."
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
Reserved."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.