HB 1755

Abstract

Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. Provides that if the Environmental Protection Agency requires persons exempt from licensing under the Act to obtain a permit, under the Clean Water Act, for the discharge of waste from a private sewage disposal system, the Agency shall: (1) implement and administer the private sewage disposal system permitting program; (2) perform any necessary sampling and inspection of the disposal systems; and (3) for each permit issued by the Agency, provide, subject to appropriation, the permit holder with a $500 grant to cover the costs of sampling and maintaining the private sewage disposal systems covered by the permit. Provides that the Agency may enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Health to reimburse any local authorities for the costs of implementing the provisions of this Section. Effective immediately.