The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 61, mandates that the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is responsible for covering the costs associated with any survey of a state-owned lake that it requires. This change aims to clarify the financial responsibilities of DEEP regarding lake surveys, ensuring that the department funds these necessary assessments when they deem them necessary.

The bill introduces new legal language that specifies this requirement, while there are no deletions from current law noted in the text. The intent of the legislation is to streamline the process and ensure that the state-owned lakes are properly surveyed without imposing financial burdens on other entities or stakeholders.