FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2007

March 8, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 812

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

    1. On page 1, line 14, strike "A CHANGE" and insert in lieu thereof "CERTAIN CHANGES".

     2. On page 1, line 23, strike "change, including an emergency change" and insert in lieu thereof "permanent change, or a temporary change in duration of five years or longer".

     3. On page 2, line 8, after "the" strike the remainder of the line, strike lines 9 and 10 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof "district's approval of the change.".

     4. On page 2, lines 11 through 14, strike Subsection C in its entirety.

     5. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

     6. On page 2, line 17, after "approval" insert "submitted" and strike the second occurrence of "an" and insert in lieu thereof "the".

     7. On page 2, line 19, after "the" strike the remainder of the line, strike line 20 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof "applicant shall submit with the application to the state engineer a statement of compliance".

     8. On page 2, line 21, strike "any" and insert in lieu thereof "the".

     9. On page 2, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following new subsection:

          "D. If an artesian conservancy district has not adopted an applicable requirement, the applicant shall submit to the state engineer along with the application a statement to this effect.".

     10. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly. 

     11. On page 3, line 6, strike "change" and insert in lieu thereof "permanent change, or a temporary change in duration of five years or longer,".

     12. On page 4, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following new subsection:

          "C. This section shall not affect the right of a district to protest any application for a change in point of diversion or place of use not governed by this section.".

     13. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.