The former Water Resources Division of the Department of Natural Resources is transferred to the Division of Water in the Department of Environmental Services. The regulatory functions of the former Water Resources Commission that were transferred to the Department of Health and Environmental Control are further transferred to the Department of Environmental Services.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 70-21; 1967 (55) 60; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1244; 2023 Act No. 60 (S.399), SECTION 5, eff July 1, 2024.

Editor's Note

2026 Act No. 146, SECTION 295, provides as follows:

"SECTION 295. Nothing contained in Act 60 of 2023 modifies decisions of the former Department of Health and Environmental Control or Board of Health and Environmental Control that occurred prior to July 1, 2024. After the effective date of Act 60 of 2023, all issued decisions including, but not limited to, orders, permits, licenses, registrations, and certifications, remain in full force and effect."

Effect of Amendment

2023 Act No. 60, SECTION 5, rewrote the section.