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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 178 of 739

system that threaten the public health, welfare or the environment; (2) provide public education and outreach in the municipality relating to stormwater management activities and to establish procedures for public participation; (3) provide for the administration of the stormwater management program; (4) establish geographic boundaries of the stormwater authority district; and (5) recommend to the legislative body of the municipality in which such district is located the imposition of a fee upon the interests in real property within such district, subject to the fifteen per cent limitation on, or alternative election to exempt, properties owned by hospitals described in subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of this section, the revenues from which shall be used in carrying out any of the powers of such district. In accomplishing the purposes of this section, the stormwater authority may plan, layout, acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, maintain, supervise and manage stormwater control systems. (c) (1) (A) Any stormwater authority created by a municipality pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may levy fees, approved by the legislative body of the municipality in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection, on property owners of the municipality, except as specified in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section. In establishing fees for properties in its district, the stormwater authority shall (i) consider criteria, including, but not limited to, [the following: The] the area of the property containing impervious surfaces from which stormwater runoff is generated [,] and land use types that result in higher or lower concentrations of stormwater pollution, and [the grand list valuation of the property. In establishing fees for property in its district, the stormwater authority shall offer] (ii) adopt a procedure to provide a partial fee reduction, in the form of a credit, [for any property owner in its district who has installed and is operating and maintaining current stormwater best management practices that reduce, retain, or treat stormwater onsite and that are approved by the