HB 1881 CS (2005) -  Development of Water Supplies

General Bill by Water & Natural Resources Committee and Clarke (CO-SPONSORS) Allen; Benson
Development of Water Supplies: Creates definitions for "alternative water supply," "capital costs," and "multijurisdictional water supply entities"; provides for the development of regional water supply plans; provides requirements for the content of each plan; provides for an approval process for the plans; provides for annual updates; provides for local government use of the plans; provides notification requirements for water management districts concerning findings within the plan; changes the deadline for certain plan updates; encourages cooperation in the development of water supplies; provides for alternative water supply development; encourages municipalities, counties, and special districts to create regional water supply authorities; establishes the primary roles of the water management district in alternative water supply development; establishes the primary roles of local governments, regional water supply authorities, special districts, and publicly owned and privately owned water utilities in alternative water supply development; provides general powers and duties of the water management districts in water production; requires that the water management districts include the amount needed to implement the water supply development projects in each annual budget; establishes general funding criteria for funding assistance to water management districts; establishes economic incentives for alternative water supply development; requires that funding assistance for alternative water supply development be limited to a percentage of the local capital costs of an approved project; requires that the governing board or alternative water supplies advisory committee recommend alternative water supply projects for funding; establishes criteria; provides for cost recovery from the Public Service Commission; establishes criteria for funding assistance for water reuse systems; clarifies that counties, municipalities, and special districts may execute interlocal agreements to create regional water supply authorities; prohibits certain transfers of water; establishes criteria for certain water supply entities to be presumed to have a use consistent with the public interest for requirements for consumptive use permitting; provides permits of at least 20 years for development of alternative water supplies under certain conditions.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 727 (Ch. 2005-36), CS/CS/CS/SB 444 (Ch. 2005-291), CS/CS/SB 2502 (Ch. 2005-215) on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB WNR 05-02 recommended by:
    Water & Natural Resources Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 727 Subject: Water Management District Planning and Reporting Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1795 CS Subject: Agricultural Water Conservation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 444 Subject: Water Supplies Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1748 Subject: Agricultural Water Conservation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2462 Subject: WMD Planning & Reporting Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2502 Subject: Water Management Districts Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: State Resources Council 4/27/2005 9:42:37 AM
Chamber: House Committee: State Resources Council 4/18/2005 8:48:08 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee 4/12/2005 8:46:53 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee 4/11/2005 8:00:05 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Water & Natural Resources Committee 4/1/2005 4:34:36 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Water & Natural Resources Committee 3/21/2005 4:29:32 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 727 (Ch. 2005-36), CS/CS/CS/SB 444 (Ch. 2005-291), CS/CS/SB 2502 (Ch. 2005-215) Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/27/2005 - 11:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/27/2005 - 11:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/27/2005 - 9:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of State Resources Council Time: 04/27/2005 - 9:39 AM Member: Committee: State Resources Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by State Resources Council Time: 04/20/2005 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: State Resources Council Version: __
Event: H Added to State Resources Council agenda Time: 04/18/2005 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: State Resources Council Version: __
Event: H Added to State Resources Council agenda Time: 04/18/2005 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: State Resources Council Version: __
Event: H Now in State Resources Council Time: 04/11/2005 - 8:17 PM Member: Committee: State Resources Council Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Time: 04/11/2005 - 8:17 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Time: 04/11/2005 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 04/08/2005 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 04/07/2005 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Time: 04/05/2005 - 7:42 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Resources Council Time: 04/05/2005 - 7:42 PM Member: Committee: State Resources Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Time: 04/05/2005 - 7:42 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture & Environment Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/01/2005 - 7:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 04/01/2005 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Water & Natural Resources Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
373.019
373.036 HB 727
373.0361 HB 561
373.196
373.1961 HB 727
373.1962
373.1963 HB 1213, HB 1859
373.223
373.236 HB 561, HB 1795 CS
373.421
403.813 HB 1121 CS, HB 1369
556.102