SB 104-23: Southwestern Water Conservation Act (Passed)

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Vote on Final Senate Passage of the Southwestern Water Conservation Act:

Aye (10): MB, Scott, AGA, Spark, KoopaDaQuick, FalterinArc, Weatherboy, Kuumo, North Carolina Yankee, wxtransit
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote ( 8 ): DeadPrez, DTC, Ishan, Jimmy7812, Joseph Cao, OBD, Pericles, Talleyrand

The bill has passed the Senate and is sent to the President for executive action.

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AN ACT
To promote conservation and renewal efforts for southwestern water access


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia asssembled

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Southwestern Water Conservation Act.

1. Definitions

1. "Southwestern states" shall, for purposes of this legislation, include the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.

Section 2. Recognizing a Right to Conserved Water

The right of water owners to retain a legal right to control conserved water and to protect it from forfeiture shall be recognized by the Republic of Atlasia, and endorses Regional and State efforts to act accordingly.

Section 3. Split Season Leasing

$400,500,000 shall be appropriated to the Southerwestern states for the purpose of split season leasing.

Section 4. Research Appropriations

$175,500,000 shall be appropriated for research in conservation of water in Southwestern states, including $75,000,000 specifically for research in conserving the Great Salt Lake.

Section 5. Agricultural Water Conservation

$100,500,000 shall be appropriated to the Southwestern states for reimbursement costs in incentivizing agricultural water conservation.

Section 6. Appropriation for the Development of Desalination Plants in California

$700,000,000 shall be appropriated to the State of California for the development of new desalination plants.

Passed 10-0-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,

Scott, President pro tempore