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This bill modifies the powers and duties of local boards of health by requiring them to include an appeal process in their regulations for sewage disposal system permit requirements. Specifically, the bill mandates that local health board regulations must now provide a mechanism for applicants or property owners to challenge whether permit requirements are more stringent than state or local standards. Until such an appeals process is formally included in the regulations, the bill allows applicants or property owners to appeal directly to the local governing body. The legislation aims to give property owners more recourse if they believe a local health board has imposed overly restrictive requirements on sewage disposal system permits after a construction permit has already been issued. This change is part of a broader set of modifications to the existing law governing local health boards' regulatory powers, with the goal of providing additional procedural protections for property owners in their interactions with local health authorities.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1475