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IN HB1233
Bill
Status
3/21/2018
Primary Sponsor
David Wolkins
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AI Summary
HEA 1233 Summary
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Expands the definition of "onsite sewage system" to include systems serving municipalities and publicly owned treatment works, in addition to residences and commercial facilities.
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Creates new Chapter 13-17-15 authorizing law enforcement agencies to dispose of confiscated drugs in specific regulated combustion facilities including cement kilns, steel furnaces, medical waste incinerators, and municipal waste combustion units without requiring separate air quality permits.
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Modifies water and wastewater operator certification requirements to allow triennial (three-year) renewal instead of biennial (two-year) renewal, with $30 renewal fees and continuing education requirements established by the board.
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Repeals obsolete wastewater treatment plant operator renewal provisions and consolidates operator certification procedures under a unified three-year renewal framework.
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Defines "negligence" for environmental law purposes as conscious disregard for safety standards that poses foreseeable risk of injury to human health or the environment, constituting gross deviation from ordinary care standards.
Legislative Description
Environmental management matters. Provides that the term "onsite sewage system" applies to systems that treat sewage from municipalities or publicly owned treatment works. Strikes an incorrect statutory reference in the section defining that term. Amends the air pollution control law to add a reference to the law establishing the procedure for environmental rule making. Authorizes the use of certain regulated combustion facilities to dispose of drugs confiscated or collected as evidence by law enforcement agencies. Provides for the renewal of the certificate of a wastewater treatment plant operator, water treatment plant operator, or water distribution system operator after three years
Last Action
Public Law 181
3/21/2018