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2007 SESSION

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HB 2692 Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund; limitations.

Introduced by: Terrie L. Suit | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Environmental Health Education and Training Fund; civil penalties.  Establishes the Environmental Health Education and Training Fund to support, train, educate, and recognize public- and private-sector individuals in all areas of environmental health. This bill directs the Board of Health to establish a schedule of civil penalties for violations of regulations governing onsite sewage systems, which shall be credited to the Fund. It also establishes a reinspection fee of $250 for noncompliant onsite sewage systems, which fee shall be credited to the Fund.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund; limitations. Limits the amount that owners of permitted onsite sewage systems can receive from the fund to the cost of replacing the system or the costs of labor and equipment required to repair the system, with a total of not more than $15,000. This bill also specifies the procedure for filing a claim and requires all claims to be filed within one year of the date the system or components thereof failed.