FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2007

March 2, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 1278, as amended

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. Strike House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee Amendment 7.

     2. On page 2, between lines 24 and 25, insert the following new paragraph to read:

                "(3) the purchase of water rights or rights to the delivery of water authorized by this section and the subsequent use of the land to which the rights are appurtenant comply with the provisions of Section 5D(1) and (2) of the settlement agreement dated March 25, 2003 entered in State v. Lewis; provided that the commission shall not be responsible for the establishment of cover vegetation or the ongoing maintenance of the land.".

     3. On page 3, line 10, strike "shall" and insert in lieu thereof "may".,

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

James Roger Madalena, Chairman

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 14 For 0 Against

Yes:      14

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

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