Introduced in the House on April 24, 2007, to allow counties to change the name of the Drain Commission office to the to “water resources commissioner,” if the drain commission is also tasked with operating sewers, lake level and soil erosion enforcement, and facilitating compliance with federal Clean Water Act mandates. The bill would also allow a county commission to increase the amount of the performance bond it may require the drain commissioner to post, from $5,000 to $100,000
The vote was 73 in favor, 31 opposed and 6 not voting
(House Roll Call 281 at House Journal 75)
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