AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- DAM PERMITS (Requires dam owner/operator with storage capacity over 1,400 normal storage acre feet of water to obtain DEM permits to raise/lower water level. Not applicable to public water supply system dams.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced May 4, 2022
Signed Jun 27, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 7, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 27, 2022
Signed into law
06/27/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/21/2022 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/07/2022 House read and passed
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 18, 2022
Committee
05/18/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 4, 2022
Introduced
05/04/2022 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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