2019 House Bill 5292

Replace right to reasonable groundwater use doctrine with government permits

Introduced in the House

Dec. 10, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-19)

To revise the law that defines the duties and responsibilities of state environmental regulators related to the Great Lakes and other waters under its jurisdiction so as to incorporate into this law the “public trust” doctrine that House Bill 5290 would establish.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation