Am. Sub. S.B. 110

128th General Assembly

The Conference Committee recommends the bill as passed by the House of Representatives with the following changes:

Topic	Senate Version	House Version	Conference Committee Recommendation
Rules of the Public Health Council governing connection to a central sewer system:  circumstances when connection is required	Requires rules to be adopted authorizing a board of health to require a property owner whose property is serviced by a sewage treatment system to connect to an available central sewer system when:  (1) the central sewer system is located not more than 300 feet from the structure owned by the property owner measured from the foundation of the structure to the right-of-way where the central sewer system is located, (2) there is an administrative or judicial order requiring connection to a central sewer system, or (3) the property is the subject of a sewer assessment process initiated by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision.  (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)(a) to (c).)	Same as Senate version.	No provision.
Rules of the Public Health Council governing connection to a central sewer system:  annexation	Requires the rules to provide that a property owner that is required under rules to connect to a municipal central sewer system not be required to submit to annexation by the municipal corporation as a condition of connecting to the municipal central sewer system except as discussed below (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)). Specifies that if, on or before July 1, 2010, a municipal corporation has entered into a sewer service agreement with a sewer service provider and the agreement requires annexation as a condition for allowing connection to a municipal central sewer system, a property owner may be required to submit to annexation by the municipal corporation as a condition for connecting to the municipal central sewer system (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)).	No provision. No provision.	No provision. No provision.
Other rules and requirements governing connection to a central sewer system	Specifies that the rules must provide that after a property owner is required to connect to a central sewer system, the property owner is prohibited from installing, replacing, or continuing to use a sewage treatment system (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)). Specifies that the rules must establish exceptions for extenuating circumstances that allow a property owner to continue to use a sewage treatment system (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)). Specifies that the rules must provide that if a property owner is required to connect to a central sewer system, a board of health must afford the property owner a period of time not to exceed three years to install the connection to the central sewer system (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)). Specifies that the rules also must authorize a board of health to require connection to a central sewer system within an expedited time frame if a sewage treatment system owned by a property owner is causing a public health nuisance and the cost of connection to a central sewer system is not excessive (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)). Requires governmental entities constructing central sewer systems to construct the central sewer systems in a manner that minimizes the distance between the foundations of the structures to be serviced by the central sewer system and the connecting point of the central sewer system (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)). Specifies that a board of health cannot require the connection to a central sewer system under the rules if a board of county commissioners has adopted a resolution requiring connection under the County Sewer District Law (R.C. 3718.02(A)(16)). Amends the County Sewer District Law to make it consistent with the bill's provisions discussed above regarding connection to central sewer systems by establishing a 300-foot threshold for connection under that Law rather than a 200-foot threshold as in current law (R.C. 6117.51).	Same as Senate version. Same as Senate version. Same as Senate version. Same as Senate version. Same as Senate version. Same as Senate version. Same as Senate version.	No provision. No provision. No provision. No provision. No provision. No provision. No provision, thus restoring current law.

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