COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
LR No.: 1630-05
Bill No.: SCS for HB 617
Subject: Watershed Improvement Districts
Type: Original
Date: May 4, 2005
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials of the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Health and Senior Services and Office of State Courts Administrator assume no fiscal impact to their agency.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2006
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2006
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
Currently, the counties of Douglas, Ozark, and Wright are members of the Upper White River Basin Watershed Improvement District.
This bill excludes those counties from the watershed improvement district and allows those counties to be included within a watershed district upon the filing of a petition signed by at least 20% of the qualified voters of the county requesting inclusion and upon countywide voter approval at the next general election. The bill also eliminates provisions allowing for well-
volume monitoring and the licensing of septic system maintenance providers within a watershed district, eliminates the requirement that persons installing on-site sewage disposal systems be registered by the Department of Health and Senior Services, and requires the department to investigate only sewage complaints received from an aggrieved party or adjacent landowner and not those received from any two residents of the county.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Health and Senior Services
Office of State Courts Administrator
NOT RESPONDING
Ozark County Commission
Douglas County Commission
Wright County Commission
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
May 4, 2005