Public Act 176 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Doug Bennett (D) on August 4, 2009, to eliminate a “groundwater dispute resolution program” legislated in 2003 that authorized $1,000 per day fines and gave the Department of Environmental Quality expanded powers in this area.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on August 4, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on September 2, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. John Espinoza (D) on September 15, 2009, 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 amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 15, 2009.
• Passed 104 to 2 in the House on September 15, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 16, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on September 16, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 23, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 33 to 4 in the Senate on December 8, 2009, to eliminate a “groundwater dispute resolution program” legislated in 2003 that authorized $1,000 per day fines and gave the Department of Environmental Quality expanded powers in this area.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 15, 2009.