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l'.'ocednres. As part of its assistance to local governments, tl~e Commission shall alU}rove and make available a model local waiel; supply watershed management and protection ordinance. Thc model management and proleelion ordiaanee ad0ptcd by the ('ommission shall, at a minimtnn, include as options ti) controlling developmenl den~i/y, (ii) providing for performance-based alternatives [o tlevelopment density conll'oJ5 which are based nc ~ottnd engineering.principles, and (iii) a combhlaiion-of both (Q and OiL Il shall be lhe responsihilily of local 8ovcrnments to admimslcr and enforce Ibc minimum management reqmrements. Every In,al government which has within its juri~dielion all or a portion of a wilier snpply watershed shall submit a local ~atcr sttpply watershed management anti prmeelion ordinance to the Commission For approval. This semion shall not be construed to affect the validily of any local ordinance prior to completion of the review of Ihe ordinance by the Commission or prior to the assumption by the Commission of responsibility for a local water supply wa~rshed protection program. Local governments may create or designale agencie~ to administer and enforce such programs. The Commission shall approve a local program only if it determines ~hal the requirements of thc program equal or exceed the mlmmtlm statewide ~vat~r SUpl)lY watershed management retquiremcnls 8dopled pursuant 1o this Sek'lJoI1. (e) Assumption of ~ocal Pro~rmns. -- ~e Commission sh~ll ~ssume responsibility {'or x~alcr SUpl~lY w;ttCl'~hud prolcction whenever a local gOVUl'lmlent fails to adopt a [)rograln which I11RRIS JJlc rR(Jtlll'¢lllUIliS of Jills SRcIioII or fails lo otJ~qtlaluJv adminiMcr-and enforce Iht I)rOVlMOns of ils pro~rffm. The Commission shall not assum~ re~ponsibilJlv for a waler Mq)ply watcrMlcd prolcciioo until it or ils {lotifics IIl~ local govcrnmcnl m wrilJng by ccrlJfJcd maj., relto'n receipt re(juRsl(d, of local proKram de[Jcicnc~c5, ruCOnlnlandalions I'or changes and improvements in local pro,ram, and the deadline Ibr compliance. Thc Commission shall allow a local gOV~l'mllOai ~1 min~mun~ of 120 days lo hring its proBram into compliance. TIi~* Commission shal order assumplioD of a local program if it finds Ihal the local Bovcrnmeni has made no subsianlJal progress Ioward compliance. The Commission1 may mak~ such finding at uny lim~ belwu(n 120 days and 365 (lays after receipt of nolJR~ tinder Ibis SLIDSccIiou by thc local governmenl, wJlh no [urihc[ (1'] SlalC ~nl'orcemenl Authority. -- The Commission may take api)roprialc jlrRv~lllJvc or r¢mcdJaJ cnJ'orc~meal acIIO~ ~[lJllsl ~aV person who vJoJai~s any illlHJ~Llal waicr suj]j)J~ walcrshcd m~ln~g~m~ll[ r¢quJrcmcnl whenever a local ~ovcrnmcni has unlawfully issued' a permit or has lkailed lo take approprialc enforcement aCilon. (g) Civil Penalties. -- A local governmcnl which fails ~o adopt a local water supply walershcd projection program as required by Ihis section shall be st~bjecl lo a civil pcnahv purstmnl Io O.S. 14]-215.6(~)(5). J, any nr¢a of Ibc Slate which is coveted by an approved local water supply watershed protecuon program, any person who vioJaJcS of fails lo ac} II1 aCCOl'(lancc wiih any slalcwidc mlnJmUlll mallilgomRill requirement cslablishcd pursuanl Jo Ibis section shall be subject lo a civil penalty apeci ricd in O.S. 143-215.6(a)( 1 )g. (h) Planning Oranls to Local Oovernm~nls. -- The Secretary.may make annual granls to local govcrnmcnls Ibr thc purp'osc of assislmg m Ibc dcvclopmcnl of local walcr supply wal(rshcd i)rolecliO~ programs. The SccrelarV sba{ develop and adminiMcr ~ncrally applicable criteria under which local governments may qualify I~)r such asSiSl;Incc. ]ucll Cl'l}Crl[l shall ~Jvc priority lo local governmenls wh ch arc not Ilion administering zoning nrtlinanccs in af[cdlcd walcf supply watershed aruas." Sec. 2. Article 21 of Chapter 143 is am ended by addinga new section Io read: "~ 14~214.6. Wate~h~ Proration Ad~ Council. {a) Creation. -- There ~s crcalcd thc Watershed Pro~ecfion Advisory Council. - llou~c Bill 150