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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 874

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Relating to: replacement, reconstruction, and transfer of an approved high capacity well. (FE)

Natural resources, department of — Environmental protection Wells

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires a person to obtain approval from the Department of

Natural Resources (DNR) before constructing or operating a high capacity well,

which is a well that, together with all other wells on the same property, has the

capacity to withdraw more than 100,000 gallons of water per day.

This bill provides that no additional approval is needed for the owner of an

approved high capacity well to repair or maintain the well; to construct a

replacement high capacity well of substantially the same depth within a 75-foot

radius of the existing high capacity well; to reconstruct the existing high capacity

well; or to transfer the approval at the same time as the owner transfers the land on

which the approved high capacity well is located. No additional fee is required for

any of these actions, but the owner of the existing approved high capacity well must

notify DNR of any replacement, reconstruction, or transfer. The owner may not take

any of these actions if they would be inconsistent with the standards or conditions

of the existing high capacity well approval, and the standards and conditions of the

approval continue to apply after any of these actions are taken.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kremer (R) , Macco (R) , Murtha (R) , Nerison (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Spiros (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R)

4 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 7, Noes 6

Passed 7–6 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 7, Noes 6

Passed 7–6 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 61, Noes 33

Passed 61–33 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 35, Paired 4

Passed 57–35 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 57

Not voting · 3

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 14, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nerison, T. Larson, Tittl, Vorpagel, Quinn, Ballweg, R. Brooks, Bernier, Spiros, Macco, Kremer, Jacque, Thiesfeldt, Murtha and Jarchow; cosponsored by Senators Gudex, Marklein, Wanggaard and Moulton

  2. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry

  3. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug

  6. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 7, Noes 6

  8. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 7, Noes 6

  9. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:11 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  11. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nerison

  13. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 61, Noes 33

  15. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 35, Paired 4

  18. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Feb 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Feb 24, 2016 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  21. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Gudex

  22. Mar 11, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  23. Mar 11, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  25. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Laid on table

  27. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1