Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 692

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Background

Title

Description: Public water systems; certain cross connections not required to have backflow preventers.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Municipalities
2 01/18 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To MU
3 01/23 (H) DR - TSDPCS: MU To PH
4 01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
5 02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
6 02/01 (H) Amended
7 02/01 (H) Point of Order Raised
8 02/01 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
9 02/07 (H) Point of Order-Not Well Taken
10 02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
11 02/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
12 02/15 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
13 02/27 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
14 03/01 (S) Amended
15 03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
16 03/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
17 03/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
18 03/08 (S) Returned For Concurrence
19 03/13 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
20 03/20 (H) Conferees Named Moody,Ellington,Denny
21 03/23 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Nunnelee,Farris
22 03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
23 03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
24 03/27 (H) Conference Report Adopted
25 03/28 (S) Conference Report Adopted
26 03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
27 03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
28 04/12 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1
Adopted [H] Amendment No 2
Adopted [H] Amendment No 3
Adopted [H] Amendment No 4
Adopted [S] Amendment No 1
Lost [S] Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number587

House Committees:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Denny

Additional Authors: Holland, Hudson, Markham, Miles, Moore (60th), Ward

Code Sections: A 041-0026-0014, A 019-0005-0009, A 021-0019-0025

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-26-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEM, LAWN IRRIGATION SYSTEM, SWIMMING POOL, WATER FOUNTAIN OR COOLER, FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM CONTAINING NO CHEMICALS, OR ANY COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT THAT CONTAINS NO CROSS CONNECTIONS DIRECTLY WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A LOW HAZARD CROSS CONNECTION POSING A VERY LOW RISK AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE; TO DEFINE CERTAIN HIGH RISK SYSTEMS REQUIRING BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES; TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR CARBONATED BEVERAGE DISPENSERS IF THEY ALREADY HAVE CERTAIN BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES INSTALLED; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PROPERTY OWNERS MUST INSTALL APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PREVIOUSLY-INSTALLED BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES MUST BE TESTED; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT LOW HAZARD BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES MUST BE INSPECTED AND TESTED AT LEAST BIENNIALLY AND MUST BE TESTED AFTER A REPAIR OR A REPLACEMENT INSTALLATION; TO DELETE THE PROVISION SETTING A MAXIMUM FEE THAT CERTIFIED BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE TESTERS MAY CHARGE FOR INSPECTING AND TESTING OF LOW HAZARD BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES; TO PROHIBIT ANY MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY OR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM FROM ADOPTING OR IMPLEMENTING ANY ORDINANCE, REGULATION OR POLICY REGARDING CROSS CONNECTIONS OR BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES THAT IS MORE STRINGENT THAN OR IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR ANY RELATED REGULATION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SUCH ORDINANCE, REGULATION OR POLICY ADOPTED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT IS VOID; TO PROVIDE THAT IF ANY MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY ADOPTS A BUILDING CODE, PLUMBING CODE OR ANY OTHER CODE THAT CONTAINS REQUIREMENTS OR STANDARDS REGARDING CROSS CONNECTIONS OR BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES, THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY OR ANY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY IS PROHIBITED FROM IMPLEMENTING OR ENFORCING ANY SUCH REQUIREMENTS OR STANDARDS THAT ARE MORE STRINGENT THAN OR IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR ANY RELATED REGULATION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTIONS 19-5-9 AND 21-19-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/16/01 at 00:01.

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