Amendment AA1-AB23

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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 23

March 24, 2011 - Offered by Representative Severson.

AB23-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB23-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 2: after "supplies" insert "and ranking projects for the safe drinking water loan program".

AB23-AA1,1,5 2. Page 2, line 3: delete that line and substitute "that it provides, unless one of the following applies:".

AB23-AA1,1,6 3. Page 2, line 3: after that line insert:

AB23-AA1,1,7 "1. Continuous disinfection is required under federal law.

AB23-AA1,1,9 2. Water quality data, well construction, or water system construction indicate a potential health hazard.

AB23-AA1, s. 2m Section 2m. 281.61 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB23-AA1,2,8 281.61 (6) Priority list. The department shall establish a priority list that ranks each safe drinking water loan program project. The department shall promulgate rules for determining project rankings that, to the extent possible, give priority to projects that address the most serious risks to human health, that are necessary to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC 300f to 300j-26, and that assist local governmental units that are most in need on a per household basis, according to affordability criteria specified in the rules. For the purpose of ranking projects under this subsection, the department shall treat a project to upgrade a public water system to provide continuous disinfection of the water that it distributes as if the public water system were a surface water system that federal law requires to provide continuous disinfection.".

AB23-AA1,2,9 (End)