09 LC 25 5556

House Bill 597

By: Representatives Carter of the 159th, England of the 108th, Lane of the 167th, and Bryant of the 160th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 12-5-135 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bonds and letters of credit for water well contractors or drillers, so as to change certain provisions relating to injection of surface water into the floridan aquifer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 12-5-135 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bonds and letters of credit for water well contractors or drillers, is amended by revising subsection (i) as follows:

"(i) No bond or irrevocable letter of credit provided for in this Code section shall be accepted by the director from any water well contractor or driller who shall drill any well or borehole for the purpose of injecting any surface water into the floridan aquifer in any county governed by the Georgia coastal zone management program provided by Code Section 12-5-327 after July 1, 2003, and before December 31, 2009 on or after the effective date of this subsection and before December 31, 2011."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.