2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                     A AB403 R1 1274

Amendment No. 1274

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 403  First Reprint                                             (BDR S‑802)

Proposed by: Committee on Ways and Means

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 1178.

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 4 and adding a new section designated section 1, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:

     “Section 1. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, through the Division of Environmental Protection, shall continue to take action to develop standards for water quality for Walker Lake which recognize variable climatic conditions and the terminal lake ecology of Walker Lake, including any special habitats within Walker Lake concerning snow melt runoff and underground sources, and which are attainable and sustainable taking into account existing water rights and beneficial uses of water in the watershed upstream of Walker Lake. The State Environmental Commission shall consider the standards for water quality for Walker Lake developed by the Division of Environmental Protection in accordance with the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive.”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to Walker Lake; requiring the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, through the Division of Environmental Protection, to continue to take action to develop standards for water quality for Walker Lake; requiring the State Environmental Commission to consider certain standards for water quality for Walker Lake; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY─Requires State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to continue to take action to develop standards for water quality for Walker Lake. (BDR S-802)”.