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CS/SB 1596: Water Control Districts

GENERAL BILL by Natural Resources ; Rossin

Water Control Districts; deletes definition of term "water control district" & revises definition of term "water control plan"; provides for landowner vote of fractional acreage; provides quorum requirements; provides for appointment of supervisor; eliminates surety bond requirements for district engineers; provides criteria for awarding construction contracts; revises requirements for development & amendment of district water control plans, etc. Amends Ch. 298.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/17/1998 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00498; Read second time -SJ 00515; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00516; House Bill substituted -SJ 00516; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3421 (Ch. 98-329)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/1998 Senate • Filed
    3/9/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00137
    3/16/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 03/19/98, 10:30 am, Room-A(LL-37)
    3/19/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Natural Resources -SJ 00304; CS read first time on 03/25/98 -SJ 00315
    3/23/1998 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00304
    3/26/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/98, 1:30 pm, Room-309C
    3/31/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Community Affairs -SJ 00374
    4/2/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00374
    4/8/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00386; Placed on Calendar
    4/15/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00478
    4/16/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00478
    4/17/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00498; Read second time -SJ 00515; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00516; House Bill substituted -SJ 00516; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3421 (Ch. 98-329)

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  • CS/SB 1596, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/24/1998 at 1:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/30/1998 (pdf)
    Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 3/19/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 3421 (e1) Putnam Similar Last Action: 5/30/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-329
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    394310 - Amendment
    Rossin 4/15/1998
    1:00 AM
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    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    298.005 Definitions.
    298.11 Landowners' meetings; election of board of supervisors; duties of Department of Environmental Protection and Governor.
    298.12 Annual election of supervisors; term of office; vacancy.
    298.16 Appointment of chief engineer; engineer's bond and duties.
    298.22 Powers of supervisors.
    298.225 Water control plan; plan development and amendment.
    298.26 Chief engineer to make annual reports to supervisors; approval of reports; water control plan.
    298.301 District water control plan adoption; plan amendment; notice forms; objections; hearings; assessments.
    298.329 When works insufficient, supervisors have power to make a new or amended plan; additional levy; issuance of bonds; procedure.
    298.337 Levies of assessments on land less than 1 acre.
    298.353 Unit development; powers of board of supervisors to designate units of district; financing assessments for each unit.

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  • SB 1596, Original Filed Version Posted 3/4/1998 at 1:33 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    298.005 Definitions.
    298.11 Landowners' meetings; election of board of supervisors; duties of Department of Environmental Protection and Governor.
    298.12 Annual election of supervisors; term of office; vacancy.
    298.16 Appointment of chief engineer; engineer's bond and duties.
    298.22 Powers of supervisors.
    298.225 Water control plan; plan development and amendment.
    298.26 Chief engineer to make annual reports to supervisors; approval of reports; water control plan.
    298.301 District water control plan adoption; plan amendment; notice forms; objections; hearings; assessments.
    298.329 When works insufficient, supervisors have power to make a new or amended plan; additional levy; issuance of bonds; procedure.
    298.337 Levies of assessments on land less than 1 acre.
    298.353 Unit development; powers of board of supervisors to designate units of district; financing assessments for each unit.

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