Digest: The Act tells an agency to create a program for paying people to give up certain ground water rights. The Act gives money for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.7).
Directs the Water Resources Commission to establish a program for compensating ground water right holders for voluntarily relinquishing all or portions of ground water rights in basins designated as critical ground water areas.
Appropriates moneys to the commission for the purpose of funding the program.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.