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Board hears concerns about state House Bill 1348 on FOG regulation and jurisdictional limits
Summary
A board member raised House Bill 1348, which would expand fats, oils and grease (FOG) regulation to utilities statewide; members questioned whether county or city rules could be more stringent and noted the bill calls out regional districts.
A board member raised a state bill that could require utilities to operate fats, oils and grease (FOG) programs, prompting discussion about which local authority would govern any new requirements.
Speaker 5 told the board that House Bill 1348 would "bring FOG, fats, oils, and grease regulation to all of the utilities in the state" and that the bill, which passed the House, was then in the Senate Environmental Committee. Speaker 5 said the bill appears to "call out regional districts," and said it could compel utilities to have a FOG program with various requirements and deadlines.
Speaker 2 asked whether the hierarchy of jurisdiction would determine which rules prevail if a county, city (for example, the city of South Bend), a treatment provider, or another authority had different or more stringent requirements. Speaker 5 said they did not know whether the county could act in the district's stead and described the bill as "interesting" but uncertain in its final form.
No policy action was taken at the meeting; the discussion was informational. The board did not adopt any formal position on HB 1348 during this session.
