Karl Rhoads voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Amends the Commission on Water Resource Management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources Ability to Declare an Emergency Water Shortages
Vetoed by Governor Josh Green
Title: Amends the Commission on Water Resource Management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources Ability to Declare an Emergency Water Shortages
Vote to pass a bill that amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources can declare emergency water shortages.
Specifies that the commission on water resources management has the power to determine with county officials and the department of health an emergency if there is a lack of clean water (Sec. 1).
Specifies that any party affected by the emergency order may counter the order but after shall immediately comply with it barring any injunction (Sec. 2).
Specifies that the commission may declare a water emergency even if it is outside a specified water management area (Sec. 2).
Specifies that emergency declarations shall consider the effects of the climate crisis when making declarations (Sec. 2).
Title: Amends the Commission on Water Resource Management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources Ability to Declare an Emergency Water Shortages
Title: Amends the Commission on Water Resource Management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources Ability to Declare an Emergency Water Shortages