SB295 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Holtzclaw

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Arthur Orr

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Limestone Co., water usage, adoption of ordinances relating to authorized, Act 2008-76, 2008 Reg. Sess., repealed

Summary

SB295 repeals Act 2008-76, removing Limestone County's authority to adopt ordinances for protecting and regulating water outside city limits.

What This Bill Does

SB295 repeals the law that allowed Limestone County to adopt water conservation and usage ordinances outside the corporate limits of any municipality. Because the authority is repealed, the county can no longer pass such county-wide water rules outside cities. Regulation of water outside city boundaries would then rely on other laws or authorities, not this repealed act. The measure becomes law immediately after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Limestone County government (county commissioners) – loses the authority to adopt water conservation and usage ordinances outside the boundaries of municipalities.
• Residents and businesses outside municipalities in Limestone County – no county-level authority to regulate water use outside city limits; regulation would depend on other laws or city rules inside municipalities.

Key Provisions

• Repeals Act 2008-76 (2008 Regular Session), which authorized Limestone County to adopt ordinances to conserve water and regulate water usage outside the corporate limits of any municipality.
• Effective date: immediately following passage and approval by the Governor, or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

Limestone County