SB 14

The bill sponsor has informed the committee that, under existing law, political subdivisions charge developers impact fees for new developments to cover costs associated with the additional needs placed on the political subdivisions' water and wastewater systems associated with the new developments. The bill sponsor has also informed the committee of the need to incentivize the use of more efficient water and wastewater infrastructure and appliances in new developments to reduce both the cost of new housing and the impact of new developments to existing water and wastewater systems. S.B. 14 seeks to provide for such an incentive by requiring an applicable political subdivision to provide a credit against water and wastewater impact fees otherwise assessed to a development to a builder or developer for the