Mississippi House Bill 378 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That If The Owner Of A Residence Or Business Has An Operating And Properly Functioning Water Well To Provide The Water Supply Of The Residence Or Business At The Time That A Public Water System Is Made Available For The Location Of The Residence Or Business, The Owner Shall Not Be Required To Connect The Residence Or Business To The Public Water System; To Provide That If There Is A Question About Whether The Water Well Is Properly Functioning, The Owner Of The Residence Or Business May Seek A Ruling From A Licensed Professional Engineer, Whose Ruling On The Matter Shall Take Precedence Over Any Other Determination Or Ruling Made By A State Or Local Governing Body, Official Or Employee; To Create New Section 41-67-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Owner Of A Residence Or Business Has An Operating And Properly Functioning Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal System To Provide Sewage Treatment And Disposal For The Residence Or Business At The Time That A Centralized Wastewater Treatment System Is Made Available For The Location Of The Residence Or Business, The Owner Shall Not Be Required To Connect The Residence Or Business To The Centralized Wastewater Treatment System; To Provide That If There Is A Question About Whether The Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal System Is Properly Functioning, The Owner Of The Residence Or Business May Seek A Ruling From A Licensed Professional Engineer, Whose Ruling On The Matter Shall Take Precedence Over Any Other Determination Or Ruling Made By A State Or Local Governing Body, Official Or Employee; To Amend Sections 41-67-7 And 41-67-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Water wells and septic tanks; if properly functioning, owners not required to connect property to central system.

Rep. Mark Formby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-05	House	Referred To Conservation and Water Resources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0378.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0378IN.htm