Water Quality (10)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/25/2024

HB 0357 NeutralHazardous Sites - Revisions to Voluntary Remediation Program McCall, Tom 33rd
2/20/2013 House - House Second Readers NR&E --
Nat. Res. & the Environment Todd Edwards Water Quality
This legislation is identical to SB 176.  In 2009, Georgia passed the Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) as a public/private partnership program to clean up hazardous sites.  This legislation makes significant revisions to the VRP, allowing it to be used for HSRA, Brownfields and RCRA sites as well.  It also changes cost recovery mechanisms for contaminated ground water clean up; strengthens credential requirements of those implementing a VRP corrective action; streamlines/reduces the VRP application and reporting provisions; alters how restrictive covenants are used by the EPD Director; limits liability for some property owners; allows the option of basing groundwater cleanup on current and reasonably foreseeable future use; alters liability for land purchasers who apply within 30 days after closing; and allows Georgia citizens the right of appeal under HSRA, among other provisions.  Please let ACCG know of any concerns you may have with this bill.     
HB 0403 OpposeMunicipal Sales Tax for Water and Sewer Emergencies Carter, Amy 175th
3/28/2013 House - House Withdrawn, Recommitted W&M --
Clint Mueller Emergency Management/Preparedness Nat. Res. & the Environment Public Safety and Courts Revenue & Finance
Sales Tax-Local Water Quality Water Quantity
This legislation would expand the use of the special water and sewer projects and costs sales tax to cities under an order of a state or federal court or agency to improve its water and sewer infrastructure if the city is located in a presidentially declared disaster area.
HB 0549 SupportWater Pollution Spills - Counties to Assist in Public Notice Burns, Jon 159th
7/1/2014 Effective Date NR&E NR&E -
Emergency Management/Preparedness Health and Human Services Leg Update Draft Nat. Res. & the Environment Public Safety and Courts
Todd Edwards Water Quality

This legislation requires county emergency management agencies and health departments (once they are notified by the Environmental Proteciton Division) to place a public notice when there is a spill of pollutants that is reasonably expected to be a hazard to the public health and safety, to private and public drinking water supplies, or to animals, birds or aquatic life.
HB 0793 OpposeLocals Cannot Accept Any Federal Funds Without State Permission Scot Turner
1/24/2014 House Second Readers GAff --
911 Agriculture Air Quality Appropriations Auditing/Budget
District Attorneys Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development Elections Emergency Management/Preparedness
Farm Fire Services General County Government Health and Human Services Indigent Defense
Indigent Health Care Juveniles Land Conservation Law Enforcement Nat. Res. & the Environment
Procurement Public Safety and Courts Public Works Revenue & Finance Sewer/Septage
Shaun Adams Sheriff Solicitors Solid Waste Stormwater
Traffic Enforcement Training Transportation Transportation Funding Trauma Care System
Water Quality Water Quantity
This legislation prohibits counties from receiving any federal funds, whether direct dollars, loans or grants, unless the Generally Assembly has "expressly and specifically" approved the acceptance. 
HB 1092 NeutralFayette County Public Facilities Authority; grant power with regard to storm-water management systems John Yates
4/10/2014 House Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
General County Government Local Legislation Nat. Res. & the Environment Stormwater Water Quality
HR 1305 NeutralCEBLA Water Supply Task Force; create Ron Stephens
2/17/2014 House Second Readers NR&E --
General County Government Local Legislation Nat. Res. & the Environment Water Quality Water Quantity
SB 0210 SupportGeorgia Legacy Program Tolleson, Ross 20th
3/12/2013 House - House Second Readers NR&E NR&E -
Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development Financing General County Government Nat. Res. & the Environment
Revenue & Finance Todd Edwards Water Quality
This legislation creates the Georgia Legacy Program, a successor organization for the Georgia Land Conservation Trust Fund and the Georgia Land Conservation Revolving Loan Fund. The Georgia Legacy Program is designed to provide funding options to acquire critical areas for clean water, game, wildlife or natural resource based outdoor recreation, as well as support local parks, trails and programs for good health.
 
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SB 0299 NeutralStream Buffers - Reduce 150-foot Buffer Requirement Upstream from Reservoirs/Water Intakes Steve Gooch
7/1/2014 Effective Date NR&E NR&E -
Leg Update Draft Nat. Res. & the Environment Todd Edwards Water Quality

Current Department of Natural Resources rules require 150-foot stream buffers on waters seven miles upstream of drinking water reservoirs and intakes, allowing some variances if other water protection measures are taken. This bill allows these buffers to be decreased so long as the local government submits a watershed protection plan to EPD (and it is approved) that still maintains water quality. The state's 25-foot (all streams) and 50-foot buffers (trout streams) are not impacted by this legislation.
SB 0306 NeutralFloridan Aquifer - Permanent Prohibition on Water Injection William Ligon Jr.
1/23/2014 Senate Read and Referred -NR&E -
Nat. Res. & the Environment Todd Edwards Water Quality
The current moratorium on injecting surface water into the Floridan aquifer expires on July 1, 2014. This legislation would permanently bar the injection of both surface and ground water into the aquifer.
SB 0351 NeutralSoil and Water Conservation Commission - Move to Dept. of Agriculture Rick Jeffares
2/17/2014 Senate Read Second Time -AG&CA -
Agriculture Nat. Res. & the Environment Todd Edwards Water Quality

This legislation moves the state Soil and Water Conservation Commission to the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes.
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