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AR HB1797

Bill

Status

Passed

4/22/2013

Primary Sponsor

Bruce Cozart

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th General Assembly (2013 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Clarifies that municipal boards of health cannot order or compel property owners to build sewers across another property owner's land
  • Limits mandatory sewer construction distance to 300 feet from where the sewer exits a building on the property owner's property to a connection point with an existing sewer
  • Restricts municipal boards of health authority to order sewer construction only when the existing sewer on the property is subject to an enforcement action by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or a prosecuting attorney
  • Amends Arkansas Code § 14-235-304 regarding restrictions on sewer system connections

Legislative Description

To Amend The Laws Relating To Municipal Sewage Systems.

Last Action

Notification that HB1797 is now Act 1470

4/22/2013

Committee Referrals

City, County & Local Affairs4/16/2013
Public Health, Welfare and Labor3/7/2013

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