SB2184sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Susan Garrett

Filed: 3/17/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2184

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2184 as follows:

on page 2, immediately below line 10 by inserting:

""Geological Survey" means the Illinois State Geological Survey."; and

on page 2, line 17, immediately after "is", by inserting "equal to or"; and

on page 2, line 18 by deleting "70 gallons per minute or"; and

on page 2, line 22, immediately after "is", by inserting "equal to or"; and

on page 2, line 22 by deleting "70 gallons per minute or"; and

on page 3, immediately below line 25 by inserting the following:

""Surface water" means a pond, lake, reservoir, stream, creek, or river.

"Water authority" means a local governmental body established by referendum under the Water Authorities Act (70 ILCS 3715/).

"Water survey" means the Illinois State Water Survey."; and

on page 6, lines 1 and 2, by replacing "which is capable of producing more than 100,000 gallons on any day" with "which is capable of producing more than 100,000 gallons on any day"; and

by replacing lines 17 through 25 on page 7 and lines 1 through 4 on page 8 with the following:

"Sec. 5.3. Water use reporting. Any person or land occupier that is responsible for a point of withdrawal classified as a high-capacity well, high-capacity intake, or public water supply shall participate in the Illinois State Water Survey's Illinois Water Inventory Program. However, high-capacity wells used for agricultural irrigation and high-capacity intakes used for agricultural irrigation are exempt from this Section for the first 5 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. A person or land occupier that is responsible for a point of withdrawal classified as a high-capacity well or high-capacity intake used for irrigation for agriculture shall determine water use through estimation methods deemed acceptable by the Illinois State Water Survey. A person or land occupier that is responsible for a point of withdrawal that is classified as a high-capacity well or a high-capacity intake used for irrigation that lies within the boundaries of a water authority or other local government entity that estimates irrigation withdrawals through a method deemed acceptable by the Illinois State Water Survey is exempt from participating as an individual in the Illinois Water Inventory Program.".