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SB 1834: Water Management Districts

GENERAL BILL by Hays ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander

Water Management Districts; Revising the maximum millage rates that may be levied by each water management district for district and basin purposes; directing the Legislature to annually review each water management district’s budget and set a maximum millage rate for certain purposes; requiring the Executive Office of the Governor to analyze each preliminary budget as to the adequacy of fiscal resources and certain expenditures; requiring that the Legislature annually review and approve, limit, or disapprove specified portions of the preliminary budget for each water management district; requiring a water management district to receive prior approval from the Legislature before incurring additional bonded indebtedness; providing criteria for the Legislative Budget Commission to use in disapproving the tentative budget of a water management district, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1986 (Ch. 2012-126)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2012 Senate • Filed
1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 239
• Introduced -SJ 239
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1986 (Ch. 2012-126)