Bill Summary for H 529 (2019-2020)

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Bill: UTILITIES/WATER AND WASTEWATER CONSUMPTION.

Summary date: 

Mar 28 2019
S.L. 2019-88

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 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.

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Bill 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.