Amendments for HB25-1211
House Journal, February 27
41 HB25-1211 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
42 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
43 recommendation:
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45 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 4, strike "Sanitation, water and
46 sanitation, or" and substitute "Water and sanitation or".
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48 Page 2, line 5, strike "provisions." and substitute "provisions -
49 definition.".
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51 Page 2, line 13, strike "SANITATION, WATER AND SANITATION," and
52 substitute "WATER AND SANITATION".
1 Page 2, line 15, strike "SO." and substitute "SO; EXCEPT THAT THIS
2 SUBSECTION (9)(a) DOES NOT APPLY TO SERVICE THAT IS PROVIDED
3 OUTSIDE A DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES OR SERVICE AREA PURSUANT TO A
4 CONTRACT. THE TERMS OF SUCH A CONTRACT GOVERN THE TERMS OF
5 SUCH EXTRATERRITORIAL SERVICE. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (9)(a),
6 "CAPACITY" INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF THE PHYSICAL CAPACITY OF A
7 DISTRICT'S EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE; THE LEGAL CAPACITY OF THE
8 DISTRICT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SUFFICIENCY OF A
9 DISTRICT'S EXISTING WATER RIGHTS TO PROVIDE WATER OR SEWER
10 SERVICE TO NEW CUSTOMERS; AND A DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO
11 FUND ALL REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER RIGHTS WITHOUT
12 CREATING DETRIMENT OR HARM TO EXISTING CUSTOMERS.".
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14 Page 3, strike lines 1 through 18 and substitute:
15 "(b) IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF A TAP FEE AS DESCRIBED IN
16 SUBSECTION (1)(g) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD OF A WATER AND
17 SANITATION OR WATER DISTRICT SHALL:
18 (I) ENSURE THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE TAP FEE IS REASONABLY
19 RELATED TO ALL COSTS INCURRED BY THE DISTRICT IN FUNDING AND
20 PROVIDING WATER OR SANITATION SERVICE, WHICH COSTS MAY INCLUDE
21 COSTS RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION,
22 INCLUDING PERMITTED CAPACITIES FOR SUCH INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL
23 AS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER RIGHTS PLANNING AND THE
24 ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RIGHTS, BUT WHICH COSTS DO
25 NOT INCLUDE COSTS RELATED TO ONGOING OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE,
26 AND USAGE THAT IS CONSIDERED ROUTINE MONTHLY BILLING; AND
27 (II) BASED ON APPLICABLE PLUMBING CODES AND LAND USE
28 JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENTS, APPLY AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
29 FACTORS IN SUPPORTING THE CALCULATION AND SETTING OF
30 PROPORTIONAL OR REDUCED FEES:
31 (A) EXPECTED LONG-TERM WATER USAGE, BOTH INDOOR AND
32 OUTDOOR, INCLUDING THE EXISTENCE OF NONNATIVE TURF GRASS AND
33 USE OF WATER-WISE LANDSCAPING, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NATIVE
34 PLANTS;
35 (B) THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE UNIT OR THE NUMBER OF
36 BEDROOMS IN THE UNIT;
37 (C) THE PRESENCE OF LOW-WATER-USAGE APPLIANCES, IF
38 APPLICABLE;
39 (D) PER-UNIT FIXTURE COUNTS IN BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, AND
40 OTHER SPACES, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, THAT PROVIDE WATER OR
41 SANITATION SERVICE; AND
42 (E) THE PRESENCE OF GRAYWATER TREATMENT WORKS, AS
43 DEFINED IN SECTION 25-8-103 (8.4) AND AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED WITHIN
44 THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.".
House Journal, March 14
9 Amendment No. 1, Transportation, Housing & Local Government Report,
10 dated February 26, 2025, and placed in member’s bill file; Report also
11 printed in House Journal, February 27, 2025.
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13 Amendment No. 2, by Representative Stewart R.:
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15 Amend the Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee
16 Report, dated February 26, 2025, page 1, line 15, after "RIGHTS" insert
17 "PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ANY RELEVANT DECREES".
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19 As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third
20 Reading and Final Passage.
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Senate Journal, April 9
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that HB25-1211 be
amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with
favorable recommendation.
Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 2, strike "AREA" and substitute "AREA,
INCLUDING".
Page 3, line 26, after "REQUIREMENTS," insert "AND SUBJECT TO ANY
CONTRACTS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OR EXPANSION OF WATER OR SEWER
SERVICE, WHICH CONTRACTS EXIST ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SUBSECTION (9),".
Page 4, after line 7 insert:
"(C) THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LOT OR THE EQUIVALENT
RESIDENTIAL UNIT;"
Reletter succeeding sub-subparagraphs accordingly.
Page 4, after line 15 insert:
"(c) NOTHING IN THIS SUBSECTION (9) PROHIBITS A DISTRICT FROM
CONDITIONING A REDUCED OR PROPORTIONAL TAP FEE ON LONG-TERM
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FACTORS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (9)(b)(II) OF THIS
SECTION, WHICH FACTORS SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THE TAP FEE. IN THE EVENT
THAT THE WATER DEMANDS OF A PROPERTY EXPAND AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF
A TAP FEE BECAUSE OF INCREASED IRRIGATION, INCREASED UNIT SIZE,
INCREASED FIXTURE COUNTS, OR OTHER CHANGES THAT INCREASE WATER
DEMAND, THE DISTRICT MAY REQUIRE A SUPPLEMENTAL TAP FEE BASED ON THE
EXPANDED WATER DEMAND.".
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