The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Morrell (SB 75)
Proposed law provides the Department of Health and Hospitals, office of public health, shall
promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that require a
public water system to maintain a minimum disinfectant level of at least 0.1 parts per million of
free or total chlorine in the water being delivered to the distribution system, in finished water
storage tanks, and in all points of the distribution.
Proposed law provides the department shall submit an annual report to the legislative health and
welfare committees, no later than February 1
st
of each year.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 40:4.15)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
original bill
1. Provides a minimum disinfectant level of at least 0.1 parts per million of free or
total chlorine in the water being delivered to the distribution system, in finished
water storage tanks, and in all points of the distribution.