Fifty-fifth Legislature                       Natural Resources, Energy and Water

First Regular Session                                                   H.B. 2691

 

PROPOSED

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2691

(Reference to House engrossed bill)

 


Page 14, line 36, strike "but"; strike "not" insert "AND"

Page 16, between lines 30 and 31, insert:

"14. Establish a water quality program to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of this state's waters."

Page 19, line 21, after "list" insert ": definition"

Line 26, after the period strike remainder of line

Strike lines 27 through 33, insert:

"The department shall provide public notice and opportunity to comment on surface water quality standards for non-wotus protected surface waters. the department shall prepare written responses to comments received on the standards.  The department shall publish the standards and a summary of the responses to comments on the standards in the Arizona administrative register."

Line 39, after "benefits" insert ", including ecological services,"

Page 21, line 21, strike "initial" insert "draft"

Line 23, after the period insert "The department shall provide public notice and opportunity to comment on a draft list of non-wotus protected surface waters. The department shall prepare written responses to comments received on the draft list. The department shall publish the list of non-wotus protected surface waters and a summary of the responses to comments on the draft list in the Arizona administrative register."

Line 29, after the first "party" strike remainder of line

Strike line 30

Line 31, strike "decision"

Page 23, strike lines 14 and 15

Reletter to conform

Line 29, after the first "waters" insert ", ephemeral waters"

Lines 31, 34, 36, 39 and 41, after "perennial" insert ", ephemeral"

Between lines 43 and 44, insert:

"(h) All waters within the jurisdiction of this state that have cultural or religious importance to the recognized Indian tribes in this state."

Line 44, strike "may" insert "shall"

Page 24, line 4, strike the first "The" insert "There are"; after "environmental" insert ", including ecological services,"

Line 5, strike "outweigh the economic, environmental and social costs of excluding" insert a period

Strike line 6, insert:

"5. The director shall consider any claim by a federally recognized Indian tribe that the water is of cultural or religious importance to the tribe."

Renumber to conform

Strike lines 11 through 15

Renumber to conform

Between lines 27 and 28, insert:

"H. For the purposes of this section, "ecological services" means the many and varied benefits to humans PROVIDED by the NATURAL environment and from healthy ecosystems."

Between lines 36 and 37, insert:

"B. The director shall establish water quality standards that restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of this state's waters."

Reletter to conform

Page 41, line 10, strike "more" insert "less"

Line 15, strike "not"

Page 43, line 43, strike "more" insert "less"

Page 44, line 24, strike "more" insert "less"

Page 46, line 3, strike "more" insert "less"

Page 48, line 35, strike "not"

Page 50, between lines 25 and 26, insert:

"G. The department shall establish a dredge and fill permit program for non-wotus protected waters that is at least as stringent and consistent with the program operated by the United States army corps of engineers pursuant to 33 United States code section 1344."

Page 55, line 6, strike "more" insert "less"

Page 62, line 18, strike the first and second quotation marks

Amend title to conform


 

 

KIRSTEN ENGEL

 

2691ENGEL

03/09/2021

12:55 PM

C: MU