IN SB0431 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-12 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
Pending: Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-12 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
Pending: Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
DNR director authority over dewatering wells. Amends the law concerning the emergency regulation of ground water rights to: (1) include within the definition of "dewatering well" a water well or pump system that is used as part of a mining project to remove water from an area being mined; (2) authorize the director of the department of natural resources (director) to declare a ground water emergency when an investigation discloses that a dewatering well has caused a significant ground water withdrawal facility to fail to produce water in a quantity sufficient for the beneficial use for which the facility owner
Title
DNR director authority over dewatering wells. Amends the law concerning the emergency regulation of ground water rights to: (1) include within the definition of "dewatering well" a water well or pump system that is used as part of a mining project to remove water from an area being mined; (2) authorize the director of the department of natural resources (director) to declare a ground water emergency when an investigation discloses that a dewatering well has caused a significant ground water withdrawal facility to fail to produce water in a quantity sufficient for the beneficial use for which the facility owner
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-01-12 | Senate | First Reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs |
2015-01-12 | Senate | Authored by Senator Niemeyer |
Indiana State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/431/details |
Text | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/5/e/b/05eb128c/SB0431.01.INTR.pdf |