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Committee advances bill to let cities credit water‑saving measures against impact fees; counties warn of shifting costs
Summary
Senate Bill 14, laid out in committee as an incentive program to lower impact fees when developers install water‑efficient systems, drew support from builders and environmental groups and resistance from counties and some local governments that said the credits shift costs to existing taxpayers; committee reported the companion bill to the full Ho
The House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee took up Senate Bill 14 — a companion to House Bill 13 — and heard competing testimony about whether local governments should be allowed to reduce developer impact fees when developers install water‑saving or recycled‑water infrastructure.
Chairman Bill (committee chair) described the bill as a voluntary incentive: local political subdivisions that have impact‑fee programs could set credits against those fees when developers install more efficient water or wastewater systems, such as rainwater harvesting, gray‑water reuse or other on‑site measures. The stated goal is to reduce long‑term water and wastewater costs for new development and encourage technologies that shrink the demand on public systems.
Environmental groups emphasized the…
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