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AR HB2088
Bill
Status
4/2/2013
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy Gillam
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AI Summary
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Amends Arkansas Code § 15-22-217 to modify water allocation procedures during water shortages in streams.
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Establishes a priority order for allocating water among uses: Agriculture, Industry, Minimum streamflow, Hydropower, and Recreation.
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Requires the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to give reasonable preference to water uses based on sustaining life, maintaining health, and increasing wealth.
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Reserves domestic and municipal water supply, minimum streamflow, and Federal water rights prior to allocation among competing uses.
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Changes language from "prior to" to "before" allocation and simplifies the reserved uses section by removing one numbered priority level.
Legislative Description
To Amend Arkansas Law Concerning The Allocation Of Water; To Amend The Reserved Uses Of Water Before Allocation; And To Provide For The Priority Of Uses In Allocating Water.
Last Action
Notification that HB2088 is now Act 593
4/2/2013