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Committee approves 10-cent hike to state's safe drinking-water fee to cover testing
CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 2, 2019
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Summary
The committee approved HB1737 to raise the per-bill safe drinking-water assessment from $0.30 to $0.40 to fund increased federal testing, lab analysis and reporting duties carried out by the Arkansas Department of Health.
Representative Wallace and Jeff Stone of the Arkansas Department of Health presented HB1737, which increases the monthly safe-drinking-water fee charged on utility bills from $0.30 to $0.40. Stone said the additional dime is needed to cover expanded federal…
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