Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This bill prohibits local governments (outside the Metro Atlanta Water Planning District) from requiring the transfer of ownership of privately-constructed water or sewer systems to the government if the system is not to be hooked up to the local government's water or sewer system. Furthermore local governments cannot require the transfer of ownership as a condition for the approval or issuance of local permits. The bill exempts publicly-owned water/sewer systems with at least 200 active connections as of January 1, 2014, and does not apply to new privately-owned systems within a mile of a publicly-owned water/sewer system. |
