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Committee advances bill to update state septic code, creates conditions for county funding clawback
Summary
House Bill 1052 passed the House Environmental Affairs Committee 11-2. The bill directs updates to Rule 4-10 (state septic code), changes Technical Review Panel procedures, and includes a provision that would rescind certain state funding if local health departments knowingly disregard statutory requirements.
The House Environmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved House Bill 1052, a multi-part measure to update Indiana's state septic code (Rule 4-10), change the Technical Review Panel (TRP) process for local septic ordinances and new technologies, and create a mechanism tied to state funding for local health departments.
Sponsor Rep. Pressell said the rule update is overdue and necessary to avoid a resurgence of widely varying county-level septic ordinances. "Rule 4-10 is very old," Pressell said; he told the committee that 92 different county septic ordinances exist and 24 new ordinances have been…
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