Bill Summary for S 515 (2023-2024)

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Bill: WATER AND SEWER AFFORDABILITY ACT.

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Apr 19 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
Senate Bill 515 (Public) Filed Monday, April 3, 2023
AN ACT TO LENGTHEN THE TIME FOR WHICH THE UTILITIES COMMISSION MAY SUSPEND PROPOSED RATES OF A PUBLIC UTILITY AND WATER AND SEWER INVESTMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PENDING INVESTIGATION, TO REQUIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WATER AND SEWER SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DETERMINE IF THE SALE OF A WATER OR SEWER SYSTEM IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CERTAIN RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES FOR CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDING THE WATER OR SEWER SERVICE.
Intro. by Sawyer, Perry, Lazzara.

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Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Amends new GS 162A-19.2(b) (limitations on water and sewer rates charged to customers outside the jurisdictional boundaries of the providers) to specify that a provider is not required to hold a public hearing if that total of all rates, fees, and charges, excluding tap fees and impact fees, does not exceed the rates, fees, and charges to customers inside its boundaries by more than 25% (was, does not exceed 25%) and uses same language for public hearing requirement in that section.  Deletes proposed amendments to GS 153A-277(a), GS 160A-58.5, GS 160A-314, GS 162A-6, GS 162A-36, GS 162A-69, and GS 162A-87.3 which would have prohibited counties, cities, water and sewer authorities, and water and sewerage districts from charging customers in excess of those amounts allowed by GS 162A-19.2.  Makes conforming changes to the long title.