March 19, 2003

HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___2__ to SENATE BILL 554, as amended

Amendment sponsored by Representative Arnold-Jones

1. Strike all senate conservation committee amendments.

2. On page 2, line 12, strike "shall" and insert in lieu thereof "may".

3. On page 2, line 13, strike "2003" and insert in lieu thereof "2005".

4. On pages 2 and 3, strike Subsection D in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new Subsection D to read:

"D. In developing a water conservation plan pursuant to this section:

(1) municipalities and counties shall consider ordinances and codes to encourage conservation measures; covered entities without ordinance or code enforcement ability shall consider incentives to encourage voluntary compliance with a set of conservation guidelines. Covered entities shall identify and implement best practices in their operations to improve conservation of the resources; and

(2) the covered entity shall consider, and incorporate into its plan if appropriate, at least the following:

(a) water-efficient fixtures and appliances, including toilets, urinals, showerheads and faucets;

(b) low-water-use landscaping and efficient irrigation;

(c) water-efficient commercial and industrial water-use processes;

(d) water reuse systems for both potable and nonpotable water;

(e) distribution system leak repair;

(f) dissemination of information regarding water-use efficiency measures, including public education programs and demonstrations of water-saving techniques;

(g) water rate structures designed to encourage water-use efficiency and reuse in a fiscally responsible manner; and

(h) incentives to implement water-use efficiency techniques, including rebates to customers or others, to encourage the installation of water-use efficiency and reuse measures.".

5. On page 3, lines 20 through 24, strike Subsection E in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new Subsection E to read:

"E. The water conservation plan shall contain a section that references the regional water plans in the area that have been accepted by the interstate stream commission. The section shall cite conservation guidelines mentioned in the regional plan that have been adopted into the covered entity's water conservation plan.".

6. On pages 3 and 4, strike Subsection F in its entirety.

7. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

8. On page 4, line 11, before the period insert "and shall submit changes to the state engineer".

9. On page 4, line 11, after the period strike the remainder of the line and strike lines 12 through 15 in their entirety.

10. On page 4, line 16, strike "July 1, 2004" and insert in lieu thereof "December 31, 2005".

11. On page 6, line 8, strike "July 1, 2004" and insert in lieu thereof "December 31, 2005".

12. On page 6, line 12, after "plan" insert "or a water conservation plan is on file with the state engineer".

13. On page 7, line 17, before "pursuant" insert "and one is not on file with the state engineer,".

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