HB 1715-S - DIGEST |
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 2ND SUB) |
Requires the local board of health in the twelve counties bordering Puget Sound to collect a minimum charge of thirty dollars annually for each on-site sewage system located in the basin of Puget Sound for the purpose of implementing the on-site sewage program management plan. |
Authorizes the local board of health to: (1) Continue to charge on-site sewage systems an amount less than the established minimum charge if it has adopted a charge applicable to on-site sewage systems for similar purposes before December 31, 2014; and |
(2) Collect the on-site sewage system charge in areas of the county located outside the Puget Sound basin. |
Prohibits the local board of health from: (1) Retroactively collecting the on-site sewage system charge; and |
(2) Collecting the on-site sewage system charge to finance on-site sewage plan services already paid for by other fees, rates, or charges. |
Authorizes counties and the department of health, in order to assist homeowners with the repair and replacement of on-site sewage systems, to consult with the department of ecology to capitalize and administer a sustainable unified low-interest loan program through the department of ecology's established water quality financial assistance program. |
Provides that a person exempt from paying property taxes is also exempt from the on-site sewage program charge. |