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HB 813: Water and Wastewater Utilities

GENERAL BILL by Mayfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Santiago ; Van Zant

Water and Wastewater Utilities; Designates act as "Ratepayer Representation Act"; prohibits county from providing water or sewer services in unincorporated areas covered by agreement with municipality; authorizes county to services when agreement does not provide expiration date; specifies that corporate powers of municipality do not apply to unincorporated areas of county without county's express consent; limits amount of water & sewer utility rates, fees, charges, & surcharges that municipality may impose on consumers outside of municipality's boundaries or ratepayers in unincorporated areas of county; requires PSC approval of such rates, fees, charges, & surcharges; authorizes ratepayers in unincorporated areas to petition PSC for determination whether rates, fees, & charges imposed by municipality are just & equitable; provides that PSC has regulatory authority over municipality that provides water or wastewater utility service in unincorporated areas of county; requires PSC approval before municipality purchases certain water or wastewater facilities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2014 House • Filed
    2/14/2014 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 70
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 70
    3/14/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall --Retained
    3/20/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 03/24/14, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall --Temporarily deferred
    5/2/2014 House • Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee

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  • HB 813, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2014 at 8:45 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Energy and Utilities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1248 Water and Wastewater Utilities Latvala Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Community Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CA)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    914459 - Amendment
    Between lines 213 and 214, insert:     		Watson, B. 3/18/2014
    5:28 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/18/2014     		PDF
    033069 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Mayfield 3/17/2014
    5:12 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/18/2014     		PDF
    511155 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Mayfield 3/18/2014
    5:30 PM     		Adopted
    3/18/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    153.03 General grant of power. Page 2 (pdf)
    180.02 Powers of municipalities. Page 9 (pdf)
    180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city limits. Page 9 (pdf)
    367.022 Exemptions. Page 14 (pdf)
    367.071 Sale, assignment, or transfer of certificate of authorization, facilities, or control. Page 14 (pdf)

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