Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 45 (2017GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Mayne, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2017

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms; and
• requires each public provider of culinary water to provide certain disclosures related to liability for the repair or replacement of a retail water line.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

RETAIL WATER LINE DISCLOSURE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karen Mayne
House Sponsor: 
Stephen G. Handy
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions relating to service of culinary water.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms; and
▸ requires each public provider of culinary water to provide certain disclosures related
to liability for the repair or replacement of a retail water line.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
11-8-4
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 283
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
11-8-4
 is amended to read:
CHAPTER 8. SEWAGE AND CULINARY WATER SYSTEMS
11-8-4.
Sewer lateral disclosure required.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Public owner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
11-8-1
.
(b) "Public provider" means a public owner or a public retail water provider.
(c) "Public retail water provider" means a public entity that provides culinary water to
end users.
(d) "Retail water line" means a pipe that connects a property to a public retail water
provider's water main line.
[
(b)
] 
(e)
 "Sanitary sewer service" means service provided by a public owner's sanitary
sewer facilities.
[
(c)
] 
(f)
 "Sewer lateral" means a pipe that connects a property to a public owner's
sanitary sewer main line.
(2) (a) [
Each
] 
Twice per
 calendar year, a public [
owner
] 
provider
 shall, in accordance
with Subsection (2)(b), distribute a disclosure that:
(i) 
(A) for a public owner,
 includes the definition of a sewer lateral; [
and
] 
or
(B) for a public retail water provider, includes the definition of a retail water line; and
(ii) states whether the record owner of the property or the public [
owner
] 
provider
 is
responsible for repair and replacement of the sewer lateral 
or retail water line
 that serves [
a
] 
the
property.
(b) A public [
owner
] 
provider
 may distribute the disclosure described in Subsection
(2)(a) by:
(i) [
once each
] 
twice per
 calendar year conspicuously placing the disclosure:
(A) on each bill for sanitary sewer service 
or culinary water service
 in a particular
billing cycle; or
(B) in a newsletter that is circulated within the boundaries of the area served by the
public [
owner
] 
provider
;
(ii) conspicuously placing the disclosure on the public [
owner's
] 
provider's
 website;
(iii) including the disclosure in a broad based social media campaign; or
(iv) any other means reasonably calculated to make the disclosure available to
individuals served by the public [
owner
] 
provider
.
(c) A public [
owner's
] 
provider's
 failure to comply with a provision of this Subsection
(2) does not result in any liability for the public [
owner
] 
provider
 based on the public [
owner's
]
provider's
 failure to comply.