Bill Text: GA HB1206 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Water well standards; require contractor license under geologist or engineer direction; change provisions
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB1206 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1206-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Water well standards; require contractor license under geologist or engineer direction; change provisions
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB1206 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1206-Introduced.html
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LC 21 0635
House
Bill 1206
By:
Representatives Maddox of the
127th,
Anderson of the
117th,
Williams of the
178th,
Knight of the
126th,
Roberts of the
154th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to water well standards, so as to change certain
provisions relating to the requirement for a water well contractor's license and
drilling under the direction of a professional geologist or engineer; to change
certain provisions relating to standards for wells and geothermal boreholes; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
3 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to water well standards, is amended by adding a new
paragraph to Code Section 12-5-122, relating to definitions, as
follows:
"(17.1)
'Geothermal borehole' means any hole in the earth which is drilled for the
purpose of installing piping for heating and air conditioning systems through
which water or antifreeze and water mixtures are circulated to exchange heat
with the earth for the purpose of heating or cooling, or
both."
SECTION
2.
Said
part is further amended by revising Code Section 12-5-125, relating to the
requirement for a water well contractor's license and drilling under the
direction of a professional geologist or engineer, as follows:
"12-5-125.
Except
as provided in subsection (f) of Code Section 12-5-127, no person shall drill a
water well or
geothermal borehole without first having a
water well contractor's license issued by the council. No person, including
licensed water well contractors, shall drill any
other
kind of well, borehole, or
corehole,
other than a water well or geothermal
borehole, unless such person is acting
under the direction of a professional geologist or a professional
engineer."
SECTION
3.
Said
part is further amended by revising paragraph (5) of Code Section 12-5-134,
relating to standards for wells and boreholes, by substituting a period for the
semicolon at the end of subparagraph (F) and by adding a new subparagraph to
read as follows:
"(G)
Geothermal boreholes that penetrate into ground water shall be grouted from
bottom to top and shall meet all requirements relating to locating water
wells;"
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.