SB 1386: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Blue-Green Algae Task Force

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Implementation of the Recommendations of the Blue-Green Algae Task Force; Requiring owners of certain onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems to have the systems periodically inspected beginning on a specified date; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to administer the inspection program and implement program standards, procedures, and requirements; requiring that estimated pollutant load reductions in basin management action plans meet or exceed certain total maximum daily load requirements; revising requirements for the allocation of pollutant load reductions in such plans, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/7/2026 04:33 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  381.0065	Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; regulation.	Page 2 (pdf)
  403.067	Establishment and implementation of total maximum daily loads.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/7/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Environment and Natural Resources