This bill addresses provisions related to local health departments and the Department of Environmental Quality. This bill: - defines terms; - requires the Department of Environmental Quality (department) and each local health department to enter into a cooperative agreement for providing environmental health services; - requires that the governance committee comprised of department and local health department personnel:review all department funding;review whether funds allocated by contract or cooperative agreement are subject to requirements meeting or exceeding the minimum performance standards created by the department; andcreate a process for exempting certain applications for federal funding from committee review; - requires the department to reimburse a local health department for all costs associated with collecting a civil penalty under Title 19, Environmental Quality Code; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 19-1-102, 19-1-201, 19-1-303, 26A-1-114
Substitute #1: 19-1-102, 19-1-201, 19-1-303, 26A-1-114