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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to municipal water and sewer utility 2
rates; amending s. 180.191, F.S.; requiring a 3
municipality to charge customers receiving its utility 4
services in another municipality the same rates, fees, 5
and charges as it charges consumers within its 6
municipal boundaries under certain circumstances; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 12
180.191, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3), 13
(4), and (5), respectively, subsection (1) of that section is 14
amended, and a new subsection (2) is added to that section to 15
read: 16
180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city 17
limits.— 18
(1) Any municipality within this the state operating a 19
water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of such 20
municipality shall charge consumers outside the boundaries 21
rates, fees, and charges determin ed in one of the following 22
manners: 23
(a) It may charge the same rates, fees, and charges as 24
consumers inside the municipal boundaries. However, in addition 25
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thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge of not more than 26
25 percent of such rates, fees, and charges to consumers outside 27
the boundaries, except as provided in subsection (2) . Fixing of 28
such rates, fees, and charges in this manner does shall not 29
require a public hearing except as may be provided for service 30
to consumers inside the municipality. 31
(b) It may charge rates, fees, and charges that are just 32
and equitable and that which are based on the same factors used 33
in fixing the rates, fees, and charges for consumers inside the 34
municipal boundaries , except as provided in subsection (2) . In 35
addition thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge not to 36
exceed 25 percent of such rates, fees, and charges for said 37
services to consumers outside the boundaries. However, the total 38
of all such rates, fees, and charges for the services to 39
consumers outside th e boundaries may shall not be more than 50 40
percent in excess of the total amount the municipality charges 41
consumers served within the municipality for corresponding 42
service. No Such rates, fees, and charges may not shall be fixed 43
until after a public heari ng at which all of the users of the 44
water or sewer systems; owners, tenants, or occupants of 45
property served or to be served thereby; and all others 46
interested shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the 47
proposed rates, fees, and charges. Any chan ge or revision of 48
such rates, fees, or charges may be made in the same manner as 49
such rates, fees, or charges were originally established, but if 50
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such change or revision is to be made substantially pro rata as 51
to all classes of service, both inside and out side the 52
municipality, no hearing or notice shall be required. 53
(2) Any municipality within this state that operates a 54
water or sewer utility providing service to customers in another 55
recipient municipality using a facility or water or sewer plant 56
located in the recipient municipality shall charge consumers in 57
the recipient municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as 58
it does the consumers inside its own municipal boundaries. 59
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 60