GA SB319 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill 319 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 24 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-26 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rivers and river basins relative to dam safety, so as to prohibit the building of inhabitable structures in the inundation zone of a Category II dam without prior certification from an engineer of record; to provide for an engineer of record to perform and certify a breach analysis where inhabitable structures already exist in the inundation zone of a Category II dam; to provide for filing of the certified breach analysis; to provide for the development of building standards for inhabitable structures in the inundation zone of a Category II dam; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Title

Rivers and River Basins; dam safety; building of inhabitable structures in the inundation zone of Category II; prohibit

Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #482 (Y: 47 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-26	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-25	House	House First Readers
2020-02-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-02-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-02-18	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-02-05	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-01-29	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-01-28	Senate	Senate Hopper

Georgia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56934
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188608
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190822
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56934#17417