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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 own 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) is amended, and a new 14
subsection (2) is added to that section, to read: 15
180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city 16
limits.— 17
(1) Any municipality within this the state that operates 18
operating a water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of 19
the such municipality shall charge consumers outside the 20
boundaries rates, fees, and charges d etermined in one of the 21
following manners: 22
(a) It may charge the same rates, fees, and charges as 23
consumers inside the municipal boundaries. However, in addition 24
thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge of not more than 25
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25 percent of such rates, fee s, and charges to consumers outside 26
the boundaries, except as provided in subsection (2) . Fixing of 27
the such rates, fees, and charges in this manner does shall not 28
require a public hearing except as may be provided for service 29
to consumers inside the munic ipality. 30
(b) It may charge rates, fees, and charges that are just 31
and equitable and that which are based on the same factors used 32
in fixing the rates, fees, and charges for consumers inside the 33
municipal boundaries , except as provided in subsection (2) . In 34
addition thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge not to 35
exceed 25 percent of the such rates, fees, and charges for said 36
services to consumers outside the boundaries. However, the total 37
of all the such rates, fees, and charges for the services to 38
consumers outside the boundaries may shall not be more than 50 39
percent in excess of the total amount the municipality charges 40
consumers served within the municipality for corresponding 41
service. The No Such rates, fees, and charges may not shall be 42
fixed until after a public hearing at which all of the users of 43
the water or sewer systems; owners, tenants, or occupants of 44
property served or to be served thereby; and all others 45
interested have had shall have an opportunity to be heard 46
concerning the proposed ra tes, fees, and charges. Any change or 47
revision of the such rates, fees, or charges may be made in the 48
same manner as the such rates, fees, or charges were originally 49
established, but if a such change or revision is to be made 50
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substantially pro rata as to all classes of service, both inside 51
and outside the municipality, a no hearing or notice is not 52
shall be required. 53
(2) Any municipality within this state that operates a 54
water or sewer utility providing service to customers i n 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 charges the consumers within its own municipal boun daries. 59
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 60