Why 2/5: It establishes a work group to study issues and develop recommendations, with a report due in over three years.
This bill directs the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources to convene a work group to evaluate the ecological impacts of surface water withdrawals on native migratory fish and freshwater systems. The work group will develop recommendations for updating water intake regulations and assessing measures to reduce aquatic organism mortality.
Filed
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104088D
Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1126)
Referred to committee
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
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Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
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Left in Committee Rules
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