Senate Bill 2106

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-67-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FROM ASSESSING A FEE FOR THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE INSTALLATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 41-67-12, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

41-67-12. (1) The department shall assess fees in the following amounts for the following purposes:

(a) A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be levied for soil and site evaluation and recommendation of individual on-site wastewater disposal systems.

(b) A fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be levied annually for the certification of installers and persons engaging in the removal and disposal of the sludge and liquid wastes from individual on-site wastewater disposal systems.

(2) In the discretion of the board, a person shall be liable for a penalty equal to one and one-half (1-1/2) times the amount of the fee due and payable for failure to pay the fee on or before the date due, plus any amount necessary to reimburse the cost of collection.

(3) The fee authorized under this section shall not be assessed for any system operated by state agencies or institutions, including, without limitation, foster homes licensed by the State Department of Human Services. The fee authorized under this section shall not be charged again after payment of the initial fee for any system that has been installed in accordance with this chapter, within a period of twenty-four (24) months following the date that the system was originally installed.

(4) The department shall not assess a fee for the final approval of the installation of a system.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.