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Committee considers updates to water-recreation rules that would create 'aquatic facility' category
Summary
House Bill 1684, an agency-request bill from the Department of Health, would update definitions and permit rules for swimming pools, water slides, spas and emerging aquatic venues and allow the health board to set minimum safety rules for some residential facilities used as rentals.
The Local Government Committee heard from the bill sponsor and Department of Health staff on House Bill 1684, an agency-request bill that would update state law regulating water recreation facilities, establish new definitions for aquatic facilities and venues, and clarify permitting and insurance requirements.
Michelle Rusk, staff, and Department of Health representatives briefed the committee on revisions to statutory definitions and regulatory triggers. The bill would replace the term “recreational water contact facility” with a framework that creates “aquatic facilities” and “aquatic venues,” and would list…
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