2005 Senate Bill 851

Senate Roll Call 680: Passed

To require the state groundwater conservation advisory council established by <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-289">2003 Public Act 148</a> 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".

36 Yeas / 0 Nays
Republican (21 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (15 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (2)