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H.B. 324

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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENT

             2     
2004 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

             5      Greg J. Curtis              6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions related to the addition of fluorine or any of its derivatives
             10      or compounds to water supplies.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires preapproval from the legislative body, special district board, or board of
             14      directors of a water system consisting of less than 5,000 connections before fluorine
             15      or any of its derivatives or compounds can be added to the system.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          19-4-111, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2003
             23     
             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 19-4-111 is amended to read:
             26           19-4-111. Fluorine added to or removed from water -- Election required.
             27          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection 19-4-104 (1)(a)(i), public water supplies,



             28      whether state, county, municipal, or district, may not have fluorine or any of its derivatives or
             29      compounds added to or removed from them without the approval of a majority of voters in an
             30      election in the area affected.
             31          (b) An election shall be held:
             32          (i) upon the filing of an initiative petition requesting the action in accordance with state
             33      law governing initiative petitions;
             34          (ii) in the case of a municipal, special district, or county water system which is
             35      functionally separate from any other water system, upon the passage of a resolution by the
             36      legislative body or special district board representing the affected voters, submitting the
             37      question to the affected voters at a municipal general election; or
             38          (iii) in a county of the first or second class, upon the passage of a resolution by the
             39      county legislative body to place an opinion question relating to all public water systems within
             40      the county, except as provided in Subsection (2), on the ballot at a general election.
             41          (2) If a majority of voters on an opinion question under Subsection (1)(b)(iii) approve
             42      the addition of fluorine to or the removal of fluorine from the public water supplies within the
             43      county, the local health departments shall require the addition of fluorine to or the removal of
             44      fluorine from all public water supplies within that county other than those systems:
             45          (a) that are functionally separate from any other public water systems in that county;
             46      and
             47          (b) where a majority of the voters served by the public water system voted against the
             48      addition or removal of fluorine on the opinion question under Subsection (1)(b)(iii).
             49          (3) Nothing contained in this section prohibits the addition of chlorine or other water
             50      purifying agents.
             51          (4) Any political subdivision which, prior to November 2, 1976, decided to and was
             52      adding fluorine or any of its derivatives or compounds to the drinking water is considered to
             53      have complied with Subsection (1).
             54          (5) In an election held pursuant to Subsections (1)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii), where a majority
             55      of the voters approve the addition to or removal of fluorine from the public water supplies, no
             56      election to consider removing fluorine from or adding fluorine to the public water supplies
             57      shall be held for a period of four years from the date of approval by the majority of voters
             58      beginning with elections held in November 2000.



             59          (6) For purposes of this section, "removal" means ceasing to add fluorine to a public
             60      water supply, the addition having been previously approved by the voters of a political
             61      subdivision.
             62          (7) Nothing in this section authorizes the addition of fluorine or any of its derivatives
             63      or compounds to a public or private water system, consisting of less than 5,000 connections,
             64      absent express approval of the legislative body, special district board, or board of directors of
             65      the water system.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-9-04 10:50 AM


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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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