Bill No.: HB0063                  Drafter:  LGC

 

LSO No.:  11LSO-0399              Effective Date:  7/1/2011

 

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0039

 

Chapter No.:       101

 

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Madden

 

Catch Title:       Subdivisions-water study.

 

Subject:       Water study requirements for subdivisions.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

       Under current law a water study must be submitted with a subdivision application.  The study is required to include a list of all water rights that may be affected by the subdivision and a plan for mitigation of water rights conflicts resulting from the subdivision's use of water.

 

       This act clarifies that the results of a water study must be submitted with the subdivision application.

 

       This act limits the results required to be submitted to a list of all water rights that will likely be affected by the subdivision and a plan for mitigation of water rights conflicts which will likely result from the subdivision's use of water.

 

       This act also eliminates the need to file plans for mitigation if the board of county commissioners determines that such conflicts do not exist.