H.B. 43

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ACCESS TO FLUORIDATED WATER
2 2002 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: David L. Hogue
5 This act modifies the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow a fluoridated water system to supply
6 water to a resident in an adjacent municipality or county which has not approved
7 fluoridation upon the request of a resident.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 19-4-111.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 19-4-111.1 is enacted to read:
13 19-4-111.1. Provision of fluoridated water -- Request of resident.
14 A public water system whose entire water inventory is fluoridated may supply water to a
15 residence or business in an adjacent municipality or county that has not approved fluoridation in
16 accordance with Subsection 19-4-111 (1) if:
17 (1) the owner requests that the public water system supply water to the residence or
18 business;
19 (2) no reasonable alternative water supply exists; and
20 (3) the owner's request can be fulfilled without affecting other residences or businesses in
21 the municipality or county that has not approved fluoridation.




Legislative Review Note
as of 11-15-01 10:06 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

Committee Note

The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee recommended this bill.