Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Local Government & Housing

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April 22, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB26-157     be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 9 and 10 and substitute "any town

Page 1, Line 2government; such town may be determined to be abandoned as follows:

Page 1, Line 3or".

Page 1, Line 4Page 3, line 3, after "water" insert "treatment or".

Page 1, Line 5Page 4, line 11, strike "has" and substitute "owns or operates".

Page 1, Line 6Page 4, line 12, after "fail," insert "as determined by the

Page 1, Line 7department,".

Page 1, Line 8Page 4, line 15, strike " water system." and substitute "existing water

Page 1, Line 9treatment infrastructure.".

Page 1, Line 10Page 4, lines 20 and 21, strike "and required sampling," and substitute

Page 1, Line 11"and associated sampling as determined by the department,".

Page 1, Line 12Page 5, strike line 13 and substitute "2028.".