HB1534--WATERPROJECTSCONSTRUCTEDBYCERTAINCITIES
SPONSOR: Meirath
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
ConservationandNaturalResourcesbyavoteof12to0.
Currently,thirdclasscitiesareauthorizedtoacquireanyreal
andpersonalpropertyforthepurposeoftheconstructionofdams,
lakeandfloodprotectionsystems,bathhouses,therapeutic
bathhouses,mineralwatervendinghouses,andforthelayingof
pipelinesforthedistributionofmineralwaters,providedthatthe
propertiesareacquired,constructed,andmaintainedandoperated
withoutincreasingtheindebtednessofthecityandarenotpaid
for,maintained,oroperatedbytaxes.Thisbillrepealsthe
prohibitionontheuseofindebtednessortaxesforthe
constructionandoperationofsuchprojects.
ThisbillisthesameasSB776(2025).
PROPONENTS: SupporterssaythattheCityofExcelsiorSpringshas
multiplespringsthatarealargepartofthetown'sidentity.
Thisbillwouldallowthecitytocapitalizeontheuniquenessof
thenaturalresourcesofthecityfortourismandothereconomic
developmentopportunities.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Meirathand
StacyAndreasMacy.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.