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HB 2428: no-water urinals required; public buildings

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Thorpe, LD 6

BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW

NREW: DPA 11-1-0-1

 

 

 

Overview

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRequires water-free urinals to be installed in new construction and remodeling of state buildings.

History

A water free urinal is defined as a plumbing fixture that does not require a water supply or flushing device to receive and convey liquid waste through a trap seal and into the gravity drainage system. Water free urinals must meet the standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American National Standards Institute or an equivalent (A.R.S. § 45-311).

Current statute requires the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) to install as many water free urinals in as many state buildings as possible if it is determined that their use is in the best interest of the State, given all circumstances (A.R.S. § 45-313.01).

Provisions

1.       Requires water-free urinals to be installed in all new construction and remodeling of city, town or county public buildings if the cost of construction exceeds $10,000. (Sec. 1,2)

2.       Requires all flushable urinals located in state buildings to be replaced with water-free urinals within two years. (Sec. 3)

3.       Removes the definition of water free urinal. (Sec. 4)

4.       Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 4,5)

Amendments

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

1.       Allows the replacement urinals to be either water-free or ultra-low water use.

2.       Requires the urinals in the first-floor men's restrooms in the House of Representatives and Senate to be replaced with water-free or ultra-low water use urinals during the first year.

3.       Allows replacement urinals to be any of the three most readily available types of water-free or ultra-low water use urinals that:

a.       Uses ˝ gallon of water per flush; or

b.       Automatically uses a small amount of water to periodically flush the plumbing pipes.

4.       Requires maintenance personnel to be trained in and follow the specific unit's manufacturer's maintenance procedures.

5.       Makes conforming changes.

 

 

 

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Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2428

First Regular Session                            Version 2: Caucus & COW

 

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