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Senate package adds stormwater language and funding, seeks to preserve municipal authority

Senate Institutions Committee · April 18, 2026
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Summary

The committee added Title 24 language creating statutory authority for regional stormwater utilities while stating that such creation should not prevent municipalities from authorizing and operating municipal stormwater utilities; the package also directs $100,000 to technical assistance and adds $1,000,000 for three‑acre parcel compliance.

The Senate Institutions Committee’s amendment package for H.992 adds statutory language and targeted funding intended to support stormwater compliance while preserving municipal authority.

Committee staff presented new Title 24 language that creates a pathway for regional stormwater utilities and states that the creation of a regional utility under statute or ANR rules "shall not prevent a municipality…

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