Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: HF0110

HF 110

Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
enacted.

Section 1: Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources
Compact created.

ARTICLE 1: SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS, PURPOSES AND
DURATION

Section 1.1: "Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources
Compact" short title given.

Section 1.2: Terminology defined.

Section 1.3:
Findings and purposes listed.

Section 1.4: Scientific basis for sound water
management decision making and application of scientific information
provided.

ARTICLE 2: ORGANIZATION

Section 2.1: Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence
River Basin Water Resources Council created.

Section 2.2: Council membership
determined.

Section 2.3: Appointment of alternates required.

Section 2.4:
Voting process defined.

Section 2.5: Organization and procedure
provided.

Section 2.6: Use of existing offices and agencies utilized.

Section
2.7: Jurisdiction specified.

Section 2.8: Status, immunities and privileges
outlined.

Section 2.9: Advisory committees allowed.

ARTICLE 3: GENERAL POWERS
AND DUTIES

Section 3.1: Generalities provided.

Section 3.2: Council powers
detailed.

Section 3.3: Rules and regulations authorized.

Section 3.4: Program
review and findings required

ARTICLE 4: WATER MANAGEMENT AND
REGULATION

Section 4.1: Water resources inventory, registration and reporting
required

Section 4.2: Water conservation and efficiency programs and goals
required.

Section 4.3: Party powers and duties detailed.

Section 4.4:
Requirement for originating party approval defined.

Section 4.5: Regional
review required.

Section 4.6: Proposals subject to prior notice requirements
provided.

Section 4.7: Council actions specified.

Section 4.8: New or
increased diversions prohibited.

Section 4.9: Exceptions to the prohibition of
diversions listed.

Section 4.10: Management and regulation of new or increased
withdrawals and consumptive uses required.

Section 4.11: Decision-making
standard criteria listed.

Section 4.12: Applicability terminology
defined.

Section 4.13: Exemptions provided.

Section 4.14: U.S. Supreme Court
decree: Wisconsin et al. v. Illinois et al. authority specified.

Section 4.15:
Assessment of cumulative impacts required.

ARTICLE 5: TRIBAL
CONSULATION

Section 5.1: Consultation with tribes required.

ARTICLE 6: PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION

Section 6.1: Meetings, public hearings and records required to
be open to the public.

Section 6.2: Promotion of public participation
required.

ARTICLE 7: DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ENFORCEMENT

Section 7.1: Good
faith implementation pledges required.

Section 7.2: Alternative dispute
resolution required.

Section 7.3: Enforcement of dispute resolutions
required.

ARTICLE 8: ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

Section 8.1: Effect on existing
rights detailed.

Section 8.2: Relationship to agreements concluded by the
United States of America detailed.

Section 8.3: Confidentiality
detailed.

Section 8.4: Additional laws detailed.

Section 8.5: Amendments and
supplements approval required.

Section 8.6: Severability allowed.

Section
8.7: Duration of compact and terminology detailed.

ARTICLE 9:
EFFECTUATION

Section 9.1: Repealer detailed.

Section 9.2: Effectuation by
chief executive detailed.

Section 9.3: Entire agreement detailed.

Section 9.4:
Effective date and execution detailed.

JAJ 1/18/07