Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0047 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		-	municipality to charge ~~consumers~~ receiving its utility 4
	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 own 6
20	20		municipal boundaries under certain circumstances; 7
21	21		providing an effective date. 8
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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) is amended, and a new 14
28	28		subsection (2) is added to that section, to read: 15
29	29		180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city 16
30	30		limits.— 17
31	31		(1) Any municipality within this the state that operates 18
32	32		operating a water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of 19
33	33		the such municipality shall charge consumers outside the 20
34	34		boundaries rates, fees, and charges d etermined in one of the 21
35	35		following manners: 22
36	36		(a) It may charge the same rates, fees, and charges as 23
37	37		consumers inside the municipal boundaries. However, in addition 24
38	38		thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge of not more than 25
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51	51		25 percent of such rates, fee s, and charges to consumers outside 26
52	52		the boundaries, except as provided in subsection (2) . Fixing of 27
53	53		the such rates, fees, and charges in this manner does shall not 28
54	54		require a public hearing except as may be provided for service 29
55	55		to consumers inside the munic ipality. 30
56	56		(b) It may charge rates, fees, and charges that are just 31
57	57		and equitable and that which are based on the same factors used 32
58	58		in fixing the rates, fees, and charges for consumers inside the 33
59	59		municipal boundaries , except as provided in subsection (2) . In 34
60	60		addition thereto, the municipality may add a surcharge not to 35
61	61		exceed 25 percent of the such rates, fees, and charges for said 36
62	62		services to consumers outside the boundaries. However, the total 37
63	63		of all the such rates, fees, and charges for the services to 38
64	64		consumers outside the boundaries may shall not be more than 50 39
65	65		percent in excess of the total amount the municipality charges 40
66	66		consumers served within the municipality for corresponding 41
67	67		service. The No Such rates, fees, and charges may not shall be 42
68	68		fixed until after a public hearing at which all of the users of 43
69	69		the water or sewer systems; owners, tenants, or occupants of 44
70	70		property served or to be served thereby; and all others 45
71	71		interested have had shall have an opportunity to be heard 46
72	72		concerning the proposed ra tes, fees, and charges. Any change or 47
73	73		revision of the such rates, fees, or charges may be made in the 48
74	74		same manner as the such rates, fees, or charges were originally 49
75	75		established, but if a such change or revision is to be made 50
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88	88		substantially pro rata as to all classes of service, both inside 51
89	89		and outside the municipality, a no hearing or notice is not 52
90	90		shall be required. 53
91	91		(2) Any municipality within this state that operates a 54
92		-	water or sewer utility providing service to consumers w ithin the 55
93		-	boundaries of a separate municipality using a water treatment 56
94		-	plant or sewer treatment plant located within the boundaries of 57
95		-	that separate municipality shall charge consumers in the 58
96		-	separate municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as it 59
97		-	charges the consumers within its own municipal boundaries. 60
98		-	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 61
	92	+	water or sewer utility providing service to customers i n another 55
	93	+	recipient municipality using a facility or water or sewer plant 56
	94	+	located in the recipient municipality shall charge consumers in 57
	95	+	the recipient municipality the same rates, fees, and charges as 58
	96	+	it charges the consumers within its own municipal boun daries. 59
	97	+	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 60