2005 Senate Bill 71

Require septic inspection on property transfer

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 25, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R-24)

To require county septic system inspections and approvals before any real property can be transferred. The bill would require the Department of Environmental Quality to develop a model county ordinance establishing standards for septic systems, and appropriates $5 million to reimburse counties for the inspections and other activities related to this expanded regulation.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs