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Committee moves bill to designate water and wastewater operators as emergency personnel
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 22 to add certified water and wastewater operators to the definition of emergency responders and to include them in local Homeland Security planning; supporters said it is a technical clarification with no budgetary impact.
The Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to move House Bill 22, which adds certified water and wastewater operators to Wyoming's list of emergency responders and directs that local Homeland Security plans coordinate with those operators, committee members said.
Representative Alisa Campbell, who introduced the bill, told the committee the change responds to concerns from municipal leaders that water and wastewater operators were not consistently included in…
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