Water plan approved, signed into law
Yesterday, the Senate approved the House version of the statewide water plan:
The House version was no different from the Senate version, but one of them needed to pass both bodies:The state’s first water management plan is on its way to Gov. Sonny Perdue’s desk.
With a 42-10 vote and no discussion, the Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a plan that had been passed by the House last month.
The plan, which calls for three years of assessments to measure Georgia’s water supply and demand, comes as the state continues to face a severe drought. It creates 11 regional councils charged with drafting their own water plans. Opponents had wanted the council districts based on watershed boundaries, not political lines.
The Governor signed the plan into law this afternoon.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:37 am
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