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CS/SB 312: Water Resource Management

GENERAL BILL by Natural Resources ; Brown-Waite ; Laurent ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bronson ; Cowin ; Williams ; Horne

Water Resource Management; (THIS BILL COMBINES S312,2298) provides legislative policy re state & regional water resource management; encourages use of water from sources nearest area of need; provides exception; clarifies legislative intent that water resource development is function of WMDs; requires additional information in permit applications for proposed transport & use of water pursuant to certain provisions, etc. Amends Ch. 373; reenacts 373.536(5)(c).

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 5/22/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-88
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/6/1997 Senate • Prefiled
11/19/1997 Senate • Referred to Natural Resources; Community Affairs
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Community Affairs -SJ 00025
4/9/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 04/14/98, 3:00 pm, Room-A(LL-37)
4/14/1998 Senate • CS combines this bill with 2298 -SJ 00498; Comm. Action: CS by Natural Resources -SJ 00498; CS read first time on 04/16/98 -SJ 00499
4/16/1998 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00498; On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/20/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C
4/20/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Community Affairs -SJ 00742
4/21/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00742
4/27/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00982
4/28/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00982, -SJ 01092; Read second time -SJ 01085; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01085; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 01085; Ordered engrossed -SJ 01085
4/29/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01166; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01166; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01166
4/29/1998 House • In Messages
4/30/1998 House • Received -HJ 01748; Read second and third times -HJ 01748; CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 3 -HJ 01748
4/30/1998 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01526
5/6/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/22/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-88