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FILED SENATE
                                                                                             Feb 27, 2023
                           GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
                                                                  S.B. 166
                                       SESSION 2023           PRINCIPAL CLERK
     S                                                                     D
                                SENATE BILL DRS15068-RI-14
     Short Title:    Public Enterprise/Compliance Cost Allocation.                                  (Public)
     Sponsors:       Senators Krawiec, Jarvis, and Lowe (Primary Sponsors).
     Referred to:
                                     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC ENTERPRISE TO COVER A CUSTOMER'S COSTS TO
     COMPLY WITH RULES ADOPTED AFTER THE CUSTOMER'S CONNECTION TO
     THE SYSTEM.
 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
             SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 160A-312 reads as rewritten:
 "§ 160A-312. Authority to operate public enterprises.
     (a)     A city shall have authority to acquire, construct, establish, enlarge, improve, maintain,
 own, operate, and contract for the operation of any or all of the public enterprises as defined in
 this Article to furnish services to the city and its citizens. Subject to Part 2 of this Article, a city
 may acquire, construct, establish, enlarge, improve, maintain, own, and operate any public
 enterprise outside its corporate limits, within reasonable limitations, but in no case shall a city be
 held liable for damages to those outside the corporate limits for failure to furnish any public
 enterprise service.
     (b)     A city shall have full authority to protect and regulate any public enterprise system
 belonging to or operated by it by adequate and reasonable rules. The rules shall be adopted by
 ordinance, shall apply to the public enterprise system both within and outside the corporate limits
 of the city, and may be enforced with the remedies available under any provision of law. The
 cost to comply with any adopted rule that applies to customers who have received previous
 approval to connect to the public enterprise system shall be borne by the public enterprise, except
 the cost to comply with a numerical pretreatment standard shall be borne by the customer.
     (c)     A city may operate that part of a gas system involving the purchase and/or lease of
 natural gas fields, natural gas reserves and natural gas supplies and the surveying, drilling or any
 other activities related to the exploration for natural gas, in a partnership or joint venture
 arrangement with natural gas utilities and private enterprise."
             SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 153A-275 reads as rewritten:
 "§ 153A-275. Authority to operate public enterprises.
     (a)     A county may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, establish, enlarge, improve,
 extend, maintain, own, operate, and contract for the operation of public enterprises in order to
 furnish services to the county and its citizens. A county may acquire, construct, establish, enlarge,
 improve, maintain, own, and operate outside its borders any public enterprise.
     (b)     A county may adopt adequate and reasonable rules to protect and regulate a public
 enterprise belonging to or operated by it. The rules shall be adopted by ordinance, shall apply to
 the public enterprise system both within and outside the county, and may be enforced with the
 remedies available under any provision of law. The cost to comply with any adopted rule that
 applies to customers who have received previous approval to connect to the public enterprise
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     General Assembly Of North Carolina                                                    Session 2023
 system shall be borne by the public enterprise, except the cost to comply with a numerical
 pretreatment standard shall be borne by the customer."
             SECTION 1.(c) Chapter 162A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new
 Article to read:
                                             "Article 11.
                                 "Provisions of General Applicability.
 "§ 162A-900. Certain costs of customer compliance to be borne by authority or district.
     The cost to comply with any rule adopted by an authority or district established pursuant to
 this Chapter that applies to customers who have received previous approval to connect to the
 water or sewer system, as applicable, shall be borne by the authority or district adopting the rule,
 except the cost to comply with a numerical pretreatment standard shall be borne by the customer."
             SECTION 1.(d) Article 2 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by
 adding a new section to read:
 "§ 130A-64.2. Certain costs of customer compliance to be borne by sanitary district.
     The cost to comply with any rule adopted by a sanitary district established pursuant to this
 Article that applies to customers who have received previous approval to connect to the water or
 sewer system, as applicable, shall be borne by the district adopting the rule, except the cost to
 comply with a numerical pretreatment standard shall be borne by the customer."
             SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to compliance
 costs arising on or after that date.
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Statutes affected: 
Filed: 160A-312, 153A-275
Edition 1: 160A-312, 153A-275
Edition 3: 160D-402, 160D-1110, 160D-403, 160D-1104, 160D-804, 160D-804.1, 143-138, 87-25.1, 87-48, 87-43.3, 87-43.1, 143-151.12, 83A-7, 143-215.1, 130A-337, 89F-25, 143-300.8, 143-214.7, 143-136, 143-137, 143-136.1, 143-137.1, 143-139, 143-140, 87-10, 130A-248, 143-151.8, 143-151.13, 143-151.14, 143-151.17, 153A-123, 160A-175, 150B-21.5, 150B-21.21, 150B-38, 160D-201, 160D-202, 160D-307, 160D-602, 160D-903, 160D-912, 160D-925, 160D-1102, 160D-1125, 113A-208, 130A-317, 136-55.1, 136-63, 136-66.3, 153A-317.14, 160A-58.4, 160A-176.1, 160A-176.2, 160A-296, 160A-299
Edition 4: 150B-2, 160D-402, 160D-1110, 160D-403, 160D-1104, 160D-804, 160D-804.1, 143-138, 87-25.1, 87-48, 87-43.3, 87-43.1, 143-151.12, 143-215.1, 130A-337, 89F-25, 143-300.8, 143-214.7, 143-136, 143-137, 143-136.1, 143-137.1, 143-139, 143-140, 87-10, 130A-248, 143-151.8, 143-151.13, 143-151.14, 143-151.17, 153A-123, 160A-175, 150B-21.5, 150B-21.21, 150B-38
Ratified: 150B-2, 160D-402, 160D-1110, 160D-403, 160D-1104, 160D-804, 160D-804.1, 143-138, 87-25.1, 87-48, 87-43.3, 87-43.1, 143-151.12, 143-215.1, 130A-337, 89F-25, 143-300.8, 143-214.7, 130A-328, 130A-280, 143-136, 143-137, 143-136.1, 143-137.1, 143-139, 143-140, 87-10, 130A-248, 143-151.8, 143-151.13, 143-151.14, 143-151.17, 153A-123, 160A-175, 150B-21.5, 150B-21.21, 150B-38