Senate Sponsors: WATSON. House Sponsors: WINKEL Short description: RIVERS LAKES-FLOODWAY USE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may delegate to a unit of local government the authority to issue permits for construction within a floodway in its jurisdiction, if the unit of local government has established sufficiently restrictive standards for use of the floodway and has sufficient staff to enforce those standards. Effective January 1, 2002. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the delegation of permit authority does not include governmental projects, public waters projects, dams, and livestock facilities regulated under the Livestock Management Facilities Act. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Natural Resources) SB 871 will have no fiscal impact. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status