Wise Water Words - Volume 52, Issue 1 (Spring 2015)
2015 Legislative Preview
(Submitted by Jim Shields - MUD)The Water Utility Council is watching these bills of interest in the 2015 legislative session:
- LB19 (introduced by Senator Bob Krist, referred to Health and Human Services Committee): To change provisions relating to certification of laboratories. Would make it easier for labs other than the State Lab to be certified.
- LB84 (introduced by Senator Al Davis, referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee): To provide for a public body to use telephone conferencing or videoconferencing as prescribed. Open Meetings law amendment.
- LB104 (introduced by Senator Bob Krist, referred to Natural Resources Committee): To change provisions relating to notice of discontinuance of utility service. Allows e-mail notification in certain circumstances.
- LB130 (introduced by Senator Dan Watermeier, referred to Natural Resources Committee): To change provisions relating to funding from the Water Sustainability Fund for projects as prescribed. Probably more NRD related but it was water.
- LB142 (introduced by Senator Ken Schilz, referred to Natural Resources Committee): Creates an Aquatic Invasive Species Program at Game and Parks. For those with river or lake intakes this would include Zebra Mussels.
