AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO PAY FOR ANY SURVEY OF A STATE-OWNED LAKE THAT SAID DEPARTMENT REQUIRES.

SB 61 requires the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to cover the cost of any survey it mandates for state-owned lakes. This directly affects DEEP, which must now pay for these surveys instead of passing the cost to others. The bill amends statutes to mandate this payment whenever DEEP legally requires a lake survey for its operations. It is a procedural change focusing on funding responsibility, not environmental policy.