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Senators
Harp of the 29th and Henson of the 41st offered the following
amendment:
Amend
the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee substitute to HB 1226
by revising lines 1 and 2 of page 5 to read as follows:
(3)
The division shall coordinate with the Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites
Division of the department for the purpose of acquiring sufficient land
surrounding any reservoir acquired or constructed by the division to protect
such reservoir, to provide for future expansion of such reservoir, and to
provide passive recreational opportunities on and around such reservoir. No
development shall be permitted on any such reservoir or its surrounding lands so
acquired other than public development appropriate for such passive uses. The
acquisition of such lands shall be a cost of project for purposes of this
article, and the division, the authority, and the Parks, Recreation and Historic
Sites Division may utilize any funds available to them for such
purposes.
(4)
Any such surrounding lands acquired by the state shall be part of the state park
system under the control of the department pursuant to Code Section 12-3-31, and
the management of passive recreational uses of any such reservoir controlled by
the state shall be vested in the Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division;
except that, where it is not feasible to manage such land as a state park, then
such surrounding lands acquired by the state may be managed as wildlife
management areas by the Wildlife Resources Division of the
department.
(5)
All uses of any reservoirs funded by the division in whole or in part or
acquired or constructed by the division and any surrounding lands acquired by
the division or the state shall be subordinate to the use of such reservoirs for
water supply purposes.
(6)
No motorized vessels other than those being operated by electric motors shall be
allowed on any reservoirs funded by the division in whole or in part or acquired
or constructed by the division. As used in this paragraph, the term 'vessel'
has the meaning provided by Code Section
52-7-3.