Bill No.: HB0075                  Drafter:  DJL

LSO No.:  09LSO-0378              Effective Date:  7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0041

Chapter No.:       60

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Brown

Catch Title:       Subdivisions-water supply study.

Subject:  Modifies requirements for groundwater studies for subdivision and giving the Board of County Commissioners the discretion to require a groundwater study for on-lot wells.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, if a potential subdivider proposes to install a centralized water supply system, he may be required to submit a water supply study with specific information.

· This bill:

o Replaces references to "parcel or parcels" with "subdivision";

o Clarifies that a Board of County Commissioners may require a groundwater study demonstrating the potential availability and quality of groundwater within the subdivision, using specified new and existing data in  support of the study.