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Last Updated 5/02/07

Annex Implementing Agreements
 
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OHIO LEGISLATIVE NEWS UPDATES

Summary of legislative action on Great Lakes Compact legislation
in the 127th Session of the Ohio General Assembly

3/12/2007

   In February, 2007, Senator Grendell introduced legislation (SB 78) to form a task force to determine whether Ohio should enter into the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact.  The bill has been referred to the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee.  The status of this legislation can be found on the Senate's website.

Downloads:

  1. SB 78 as introduced (8k PDF)

 

Summary of legislative action on Great Lakes Compact legislation
in the 126th Session of the Ohio General Assembly

3/07/2007

    In April 2006, Representative Dolan and Senator Spada introduced companion bills, HB 574 and SB 319, respectively, to ratify the Great Lakes Compact in Ohio, see below.  Hearings were held in both the House and Senate in May and then again in November an and December 2006. The House passed Sub HB 574 in December 2006, see downloads below. SB 319 was not voted on in the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee and so was not reported out to the full Senate. Sub HB 574 was never referred to a committee for action in the Senate due to the lack of time in the session to address concerns raised in the Senate.

Downloads:

  1. HB 574 as introduced (288K PDF)
  2. SB 319 as introduced (288K PDF)
  3. Press release from Representative Dolan and Senator Spada (84k PDF)
  4. Sub HB 574 as passed by the House

For state-by-state legislative activity to enact the compact,
please visit the Council of Great Lakes Governors web page.

Annex Implementing Agreement Documents,
History and Related Links

    On December 13, 2005, the Great Lakes governors and premiers approved the agreements to implement Annex 2001. The Annex Implementing Agreements will help improve the health and economic vitality of the Great Lakes and will protect the Great Lakes for future generations.

The agreements include the following:

  1. The Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement (the Agreement), a good-faith agreement among the Great Lakes states, Ontario and Québec; and,
  2. The Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (the Compact), an agreement among the Great Lakes states that will eventually be passed into law through an interstate compact.

    The governors and premiers gave their approval by signing the Agreement and endorsing the Compact at the Council of Great Lakes Governors’ Leadership Summit, which was held December 12-13, 2005, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    Thanks to public comment and comments received by the Advisory Committee, this proposal includes substantial improvements to earlier draft agreements.

Final Annex Documents
12/13/2005
 Background Documents

December 13, 2005 Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
Download 173k PDF of Agreement.

December 13, 2005 Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Compact
Download 89k PDF of Compact.

Go to the Council of Great Lakes Governors web site

Press Release (opens in new window)
 Ohio Revised Code Related to the Annex
1521.15 Water resources inventory and long-term plan.
1521.16 Registration of facilities capable of withdrawing more than 100,000 gallons a day; ground water stress areas.
1501.30 Definitions
1501.31 Rules; riparian rights
1501.32 Water Diversion Permits
1501.33 Application for permit for major increase in withdrawal of waters of the state
1501.34 Action on application; suspension or revocation; petition for investigation
1501.35 Consultation with other Great Lakes states and provinces and international commission  

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