HB891--COMMUNITYWATERSYSTEMHYDRANTINSPECTIONS
SPONSOR: Falkner
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
Utilitiesbyavoteof12to0.
Currently,avalveinspectionprogramforacommunitywatersystem
mustincludeannualtestingofeveryhydrantinthesystem.This
billwouldonlyrequireaprogramtoincludescheduledtestingof
everyhydrant.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatcurrentrequirementsforfire
hydranttestingexceedtherecommendations oftheNationalFire
ProtectionAssociation. Thisbillwouldallowacommunityto
schedulehydranttestingwithothernecessaryinspectionsand
testingtoreducethefinancialburdenofthetesting.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Falkner;
MissouriAssociationofMunicipalUtilities;andJoshuaYoungblood,
MissouriAssociationofMunicipalUtilities.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.