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Bill to authorize county water and wastewater improvement districts gets first hearing
Summary
Representative Claggett told the committee House Bill 49 would allow counties to form permissive Water and Wastewater Improvement Districts (WIDs) modeled on Transportation Improvement Districts (TIDs) to pool expertise and pursue funding for infrastructure; members asked about overlap with existing regional districts and exit procedures.
Representative Claggett presented House Bill 49 to the Natural Resources Committee, describing a Water and Wastewater Improvement District (WID) as a permissive, county‑level board that would provide engineering, project development and funding‑pursuit services for local water and wastewater projects. Claggett said the model mirrors successful Transportation Improvement Districts and is intended as a shared resource counties…
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