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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 consumers 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 shall have had an opportunity to be heard concerning 46
the proposed rates, fees, and charges. Any change or revision of 47
the such rates, fees, or charges may be made in the same manner 48
as the such rates, fees, or charges were originally established, 49
but if a such change or revision is to be made substantially pro 50
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rata as to all classes of service, both inside and outside the 51
municipality, a no hearing or notice is not shall be required. 52
(2) Any municipality within this state that operates a 53
water or sewer utility providin g service to consumers within the 54
boundaries of a separate municipality using a water treatment 55
plant or sewer treatment plant located within the boundaries of 56
that separate municipality shall charge consumers in the 57
separate municipality the same rates, f ees, and charges as it 58
charges the consumers within its own municipal boundaries. 59
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 60