Introduced
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To give the Department of Environmental Quality the authority to write and enforce rules that have the force of law so as to regulate and restrict the use of groundwater by industrial and commercial businesses, as proposed by House Bills 5065 to 5073.
Referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Environment
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details and adds new provisions based on extensive testimony and negotiations. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would replace a similar entity with a new "Water Resources Conservation Advisory Council" that would make recommendations on what (additonal) regulations and enforcement provisions to adopt to comply the requirements of the "Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact," including how to refine an computer program "assessment tool" for estimating the effect of particular water withdrawals on streams, lakes and water tables.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not give the Department of Environmental Quality the authority to write and enforce rules that have the force of law so as to regulate and restrict the use of groundwater by industrial and commercial businesses.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 58 to 49 (details)
To replace a similar entity with a new "Water Resources Conservation Advisory Council" that would make recommendations on what (additonal) regulations and enforcement provisions to adopt to comply the requirements of the "Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact," including how to refine an computer program "assessment tool" for estimating the effect of particular water withdrawals on streams, lakes and water tables.
Motion
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To give the bill immediate effect.
The motion failed 58 to 49 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To adopt a version that uses this as the legislative "vehicle" not for the water council revisions, but for some of the provisions of the Senate-passed version of Senate Bill 860, which would prohibit groundwater withdrawals by industrial or commercial users if these affect various types of surface water resources in ways defined by the bill.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To prohibit groundwater withdrawals by industrial or commercial users if these affect various types of surface water resources in ways defined by a a computer program "assessment tool" described in Senate Bill 860. The "assessment tool" is a computer model intended to estimate whether a particular groundwater withdrawal by an industrial or commercial user would have an effect on water resources and require registration or a use permit, or would be prohibited.
Passed in the House 96 to 10 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which would prohibit groundwater withdrawals by industrial or commercial users if these affect various types of surface water resources in ways defined by the bill.
