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IN HB1111

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2015

Primary Sponsor

Steven Stemler

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

HB 1111 Summary

  • Department of Natural Resources must identify, gather, and study information about aquifers directly connected to the Wabash River, White River, and Ohio River by December 31, 2015, including assessment of their potential for public water supply.

  • Department shall establish and maintain a common database containing all information gathered about these aquifers.

  • Department must submit a status report on findings to the interim study committee on environmental affairs by October 31, 2015.

  • Department shall identify and develop water conservation measures for the Wabash, White, and Ohio River basins consistent with Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin conservation measures.

  • Interim study committee on environmental affairs shall study water distribution system issues and examine measures needed to create a stable grid linking water distribution systems in the three river basins during the 2015 legislative interim.

Legislative Description

Wabash, White, and Ohio Rivers aquifer study. Requires the department of natural resources (department) to: (1) identify, gather, and study information about the aquifers directly connected with the Wabash River, the White River, and the Ohio River; (2) establish and maintain a common data base containing the information gathered about those aquifers; (3) submit a status report concerning the information gathered and the study conducted to the interim study committee on environmental affairs (committee); and (4) identify and develop water conservation measures for the river basins of the Wabash River, the White River, and the Ohio River that are consistent

Last Action

First Reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

1/8/2015

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources1/8/2015

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