Bill Summary for H 761 (2019-2020)
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Apr 30 2019
S.L. 2019-126
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AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ITS AUTHORIZED AGENTS, AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR WASTEWATER SYSTEMS FAILURES THAT ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF CERTAIN EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED BY LICENSED SOIL SCIENTISTS AND LICENSED GEOLOGISTS.Intro. by Yarborough, McElraft, Carney, Corbin.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Deletes the proposed changes to GS 130A-336(b1) and instead modifies the proposed changes to GS 130A-335(a2) to provide that the Department of Health and Human Services, its authorized agents, and local health departments have no liability for wastewater system failures that are a direct result of evaluations conducted by a licensed soil scientist or licensed geologist under subsection (a2) (previously, limited immunity to local health departments and did not specify the evaluation's direct causation of a failure; also specifically included immunity from liability arising from the licensed professionals' site verification). Amends the act's long title.