Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-278

ENV 278

Protecting the Rights of Municipalities and Districts

Ms. Gobi and Mr. Gomez moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 2200-0109, by adding at the end thereof the following:-

“; provided further that to ensure the permit program granted to the department under section 2 of chapter 21G of the General Laws assists in the comprehensive management of the water resources of the commonwealth to ensure an appropriate balance among competing water withdrawals and uses, as well as preservation of water resources itself, all properly filed water management act renewal registration statements, which enable the department to document baseline water use in the commonwealth, shall entitle the registrants to their registered water use volumes without conditions excepting that the department may require proper metering or other means to accurately measure the volume of water withdrawn under a renewal registration statement; and provided further, that no regulations may be promulgated that would allow the imposition of any such conditions other than withdrawal volume measurement”.