PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISRUPTION

Session: 103rd General Assembly
Year: 2023
Bill #: HB4144
Category: Transportation and Infrastructure
Position: No position
Mandate? Yes
Revenue Loss?
Authority Preemption?

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Summary as Introduced

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a "disruption event" includes any planned or unplanned work on or damage to a fire hydrant. Changes the term "health care facility list" to "disruption notification list". Requires a public water distribution entity to also notify all affected fire departments and all affected dispatch centers on the public water supply's disruption notification list not less than 14 days before any known, planned, or anticipated disruption event or that are served by the public water supply and affected by any unplanned disruption event in the public water supply's water distribution system. Requires a fire department and a dispatch center to designate an email address to receive electronic notifications from the public water distribution entity concerning planned or unplanned disruption events.

Staff Analysis

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.



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