Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 158

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Relating to: repealing rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.

Administrative rules Natural resources, department of — Administrative rules Water — Pollution

Introduced, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law provides for a financial assistance program, administered by the

Department of Natural Resources (DNR), to fund point source pollution abatement

projects. However, no financial assistance is permitted to be provided under this

program after June 30, 1990. Current law also contains a financial assistance

program, administered by DNR, for combined sewer overflow abatement projects.

This program also has not provided financial assistance since 1990. The types of

projects funded under both of these programs are now funded through the clean

water fund program.

In addition, current law establishes a program that provides grants to repair

or replace failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems. This program,

initially administered by DNR, is now administered by the Department of Safety and

Professional Services (DSPS).

DNR has promulgated administrative rules to administer these three financial

assistance programs. This bill eliminates the administrative rules that implement

those programs.

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Jun 2, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 4, Noes 0

Passed 4–0 Sep 15, 2015 official source full page