Public Act 34 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Bruce Patterson (R) on October 27, 2005, to require the state groundwater conservation advisory council established by 2003 Public Act 148 to make recommendations on the development of a “water withdrawal assessment tool” to determine whether a large scale water withdrawal would cause an adverse resource impact as defined in Senate Bill 850, which requires permits for withdrawals larger than two million gallons a day.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on October 27, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 7, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 7, 2005, to revise the membership of the council, adding representatives of additional interests including agriculture, municipal water systems, a hydrologist, and a statewide conservation organization. Also, to require that the council "develop criteria and indicators to evaluate the sustainability of the State's groundwater use." The substitute also moves the council from the DEQ to the Department of Natural Resources. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 7, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on December 8, 2005, to require the state groundwater conservation advisory council established by 2003 Public Act 148 to make recommendations on the development of a “water withdrawal assessment tool” to determine whether a large scale water withdrawal would cause an adverse resource impact as defined in Senate Bill 850, which requires permits for withdrawals larger than two million gallons a day. Also, to require it to "develop criteria and indicators to evaluate the sustainability of the State's groundwater use". [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 8, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment Committee on December 8, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on February 9, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on February 9, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on February 9, 2006.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Palsrok (R) on February 9, 2006, not tie bar the bill to Senate Bill 355, which relates to a proposed “clean corporate citizen” program. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 9, 2006.
• Passed in the House (103 to 1) on February 9, 2006, to require the state groundwater conservation advisory council established by 2003 Public Act 148 to make recommendations on the development of a “water withdrawal assessment tool” to determine whether a large scale water withdrawal would cause an adverse resource impact as defined in Senate Bill 850, which requires permits for withdrawals larger than two million gallons a day. Also, to require it to "develop criteria and indicators to evaluate the sustainability of the State's groundwater use". [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 9, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on February 9, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on February 22, 2006.