No. CS/HB 4081
Filed under Environment & Water.
Eastpoint Water and Sewer District, Franklin County; Modifies boundaries of district to include additional lands; provides additional powers of board; provides for referenda; provides construction.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill adds several mainland sections plus all of St. George Island to the Eastpoint Water and Sewer District's boundaries, but neither expansion takes effect until its own area's voters approve it.
Voters in the mainland expansion area decide on November 3, 2026; voters on St. George Island don't vote until the district has locked in a deal to buy the island's water utility.
Separate from any vote, the district's board immediately gains the power to inspect septic tanks within its existing boundaries for permit compliance and to fine violators.
AIThe district's boundary description now includes Sections 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 28, plus Fractional Section 27, in Township 8 South Range 6 West, alongside the land already in the district.
AIThe district's boundary description is expanded to include all of St. George Island in its entirety, though this expansion only takes effect if island voters approve it in a future referendum.
AIThe district's board may inspect septic tanks within its existing boundaries to check compliance with their permits and impose reasonable penalties for violations, effective regardless of how either boundary referendum turns out.
AIThe referendum on the mainland boundary expansion is scheduled for November 3, 2026, held concurrently with the 2026 general election and run by Franklin County's Supervisor of Elections.
AIThe St. George Island referendum isn't scheduled for a fixed date; it happens at the first general election after the district reaches an irrevocable deal to buy the island's water utility, or the second election if that deal closes within 120 days of one.