Senate Bill sb2660

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2660

    By Senator Miller





    18-1440A-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to municipal public works;

  3         amending s. 180.191, F.S.; limiting the utility

  4         rates that may be charged to consumers outside

  5         municipal limits in certain home rule charter

  6         counties; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 180.191, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         180.191  Limitation on rates charged consumer outside

13  city limits.--

14         (1)  Any municipality within the state operating a

15  water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of such

16  municipality shall charge consumers outside the boundaries

17  rates, fees, and charges determined in one of the following

18  manners:

19         (a)  It may charge the same rates, fees, and charges as

20  consumers inside the municipal boundaries.  However, in

21  addition thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge of not

22  more than 25 percent of such rates, fees, and charges to

23  consumers outside the boundaries, except that in any county

24  specified in s. 125.011(1), the surcharge may not exceed 15

25  percent.  Fixing of such rates, fees, and charges in this

26  manner shall not require a public hearing except as may be

27  provided for service to consumers inside the municipality.

28         (b)  It may charge rates, fees, and charges that are

29  just and equitable and which are based on the same factors

30  used in fixing the rates, fees, and charges for consumers

31  inside the municipal boundaries.  In addition thereto, the

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2660
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 1  municipality may add a surcharge not to exceed 25 percent of

 2  such rates, fees, and charges for said services to consumers

 3  outside the boundaries. However, the total of all such rates,

 4  fees, and charges for the services to consumers outside the

 5  boundaries shall not be more than 50 percent in excess of the

 6  total amount the municipality charges consumers served within

 7  the municipality for corresponding service, except that in any

 8  county specified in s. 125.011(1), the surcharge may not

 9  exceed 15 percent. No such rates, fees, and charges shall be

10  fixed until after a public hearing at which all of the users

11  of the water or sewer systems; owners, tenants, or occupants

12  of property served or to be served thereby; and all others

13  interested shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning

14  the proposed rates, fees, and charges.  Any change or revision

15  of such rates, fees, or charges may be made in the same manner

16  as such rates, fees, or charges were originally established,

17  but if such change or revision is to be made substantially pro

18  rata as to all classes of service, both inside and outside the

19  municipality, no hearing or notice shall be required.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Limits the utility rate surcharges that may be imposed
      outside municipal boundaries in certain home rule charter
25    counties.

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