UTILITIES/WATER AND WASTEWATER CONSUMPTION.

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2019-2020 Session
House Bill 529 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 28, 2019
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE UTILITIES COMMISSION MAY ADOPT, IMPLEMENT, MODIFY, OR ELIMINATE A RATE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR WATER OR WASTEWATER PUBLIC UTILITIES TO TRACK AND TRUE-UP VARIATIONS IN AVERAGE PER CUSTOMER USAGE FROM LEVELS APPROVED IN THE GENERAL RATE CASE PROCEEDING; REQUIRING THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF ARTIFICIAL SWIMMING LAGOONS; AND REQUIRING THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO STUDY THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PERMANENTLY AFFIXED PHONE AT POOLS FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES.
Intro. by Arp, Riddell, Conrad, Holley.
Status: Ch. SL 2019-88 (Jul 8 2019)

SOG comments (1):

Long title change

Submitted by ddecamillis@sog... on

Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title.  Original title was AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE UTILITIES COMMISSION MAY ADOPT, IMPLEMENT, MODIFY, OR ELIMINATE A RATE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR WATER OR WASTEWATER PUBLIC UTILITIES TO TRACK AND TRUE-UP VARIATIONS IN AVERAGE PER CUSTOMER USAGE FROM LEVELS APPROVED IN THE GENERAL RATE CASE PROCEEDING.

Bill History:

H 529/S.L. 2019-88

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 529 (2019-2020)
    Summary date: Jul 8 2019 - View Summary

    AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE UTILITIES COMMISSION MAY ADOPT, IMPLEMENT, MODIFY, OR ELIMINATE A RATE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR WATER OR WASTEWATER PUBLIC UTILITIES TO TRACK AND TRUE-UP VARIATIONS IN AVERAGE PER CUSTOMER USAGE FROM LEVELS APPROVED IN THE GENERAL RATE CASE PROCEEDING; REQUIRING THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF ARTIFICIAL SWIMMING LAGOONS; AND REQUIRING THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO STUDY THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PERMANENTLY AFFIXED PHONE AT POOLS FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES. SL 2019-88. Enacted July 8, 2019. Effective July 8, 2019.

    Government, State Agencies, Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, Health, Public Health, Public Enterprises and Utilities
    STUDY, GS 62, GS 130A
  • Bill H 529 (2019-2020)
    Summary date: Jun 19 2019 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following additions. 

    Amends GS 130A-280, which defines the scope of Article 8 to be the regulation of public swimming pools. Adds artificial swimming lagoons to the meaning of public swimming pool, and defines the term to mean any body of water used for recreational purposes with more than 20,000 square feet of surface area, and a method of disinfectant that results in a disinfectant residual in the swimming zone that is protective of the public health.

    Directs the Commission for Public Health to adopt rules governing the construction and operation of artificial swimming lagoons by December 1, 2019. Additionally, directs the Commission to study the identified rule requiring that all swimming pools have a telephone capable of directly dialing 911 or other emergency notification system that is permanently affixed to a location inside or within 75 feet of the pool enclosure and accessible to all pool users. Requires the Commission to examine the need for the dedicated permanently affixed phone and the need for and advisability of requiring closure of pools where such a phone is temporarily out-of-service. Directs the Commission to submit a report to the specified NCGA committee by March 1, 2020.

    Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.

    Government, State Agencies, Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, Health, Public Health, Public Enterprises and Utilities
    STUDY, GS 62, GS 130A
  • Bill H 529 (2019-2020)
    Summary date: Mar 28 2019 - View Summary

    Identical to S 429, filed 3/28/19.

    Enacts GS 62-133.12A, authorizing the Utilities Commission (Commission) to adopt, implement, modify, or eliminate a rate adjustment mechanism for one or more of the water and wastewater company's rate schedules to track and true-up variations in average per customer usage from levels approved in the general rate case proceeding under GS 62-133. Only allows the Commission to adopt a rate adjustment mechanism upon finding the mechanism is appropriate as specified and is in the public interest.

    Public Enterprises and Utilities
    GS 62
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