Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0515 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to municipal water and sewer utility 2
16	16	rates; amending s. 180.191, F.S.; requiring a 3
17	17	municipality to charge customers receiving its utility 4
18	18	services in another municipality the same rates, fees, 5
19	19	and charges as it charges consumers within its 6
20	20	municipal boundaries under certain circumstances; 7
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23	23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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25	25	Section 1. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 12
26	26	180.191, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3), 13
27	27	(4), and (5), respectively, subsection (1) of that section is 14
28	28	amended, and a new subsection (2) is added to that section to 15
29	29	read: 16
30	30	180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city 17
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32	32	(1) Any municipality within this the state operating a 19
33	33	water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of such 20
34	34	municipality shall charge consumers outside the boundaries 21
35	35	rates, fees, and charges determ ined in one of the following 22
36	36	manners: 23
37	37	(a) It may charge the same rates, fees, and charges as 24
38	38	consumers inside the municipal boundaries. However, in addition 25
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51	51	thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge of not more than 26
52	52	25 percent of such rates, fees, an d charges to consumers outside 27
53	53	the boundaries, except as provided in subsection (2) . Fixing of 28
54	54	such rates, fees, and charges in this manner does shall not 29
55	55	require a public hearing except as may be provided for service 30
56	56	to consumers inside the municipality. 31
57	57	(b) It may charge rates, fees, and charges that are just 32
58	58	and equitable and that which are based on the same factors used 33
59	59	in fixing the rates, fees, and charges for consumers inside the 34
60	60	municipal boundaries , except as provided in subsection (2) . In 35
61	61	addition thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge not to 36
62	62	exceed 25 percent of such rates, fees, and charges for said 37
63	63	services to consumers outside the boundaries. However, the total 38
64	64	of all such rates, fees, and charges for the services to 39
65	65	consumers outside the boundaries may shall not be more than 50 40
66	66	percent in excess of the total amount the municipality charges 41
67	67	consumers served within the municipality for corresponding 42
68	68	service. No Such rates, fees, and charges may not shall be fixed 43
69	69	until after a public hea ring at which all of the users of the 44
70	70	water or sewer systems; owners, tenants, or occupants of 45
71	71	property served or to be served thereby; and all others 46
72	72	interested shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the 47
73	73	proposed rates, fees, and charges. Any ch ange or revision of 48
74	74	such rates, fees, or charges may be made in the same manner as 49
75	75	such rates, fees, or charges were originally established, but if 50
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88	88	such change or revision is to be made substantially pro rata as 51
89	89	to all classes of service, both inside and o utside the 52
90	90	municipality, no hearing or notice shall be required. 53
91	91	(2) Any municipality within this state that operates a 54
92	92	water or sewer utility providing service to customers in another 55
93	93	recipient municipality using infrastructure located in the 56
94	94	recipient municipality shall charge consumers in the recipient 57
95	95	municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it does the 58
96	96	consumers inside its own municipal boundaries. 59
97	97	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 60