This bill aims to clarify the use restrictions for condominiums and establish procedures for utility billing related to shared residential services. It amends RSA 356-B:16, I(h) to include a statement regarding whether commercial or business enterprises are permitted within the condominium units. Additionally, it introduces a new paragraph (II-a) to RSA 356-B:45, specifying that costs for shared meter usage for septic systems and well pumps must be charged back only to the residential units sharing each meter, regardless of the association's customer status with the utility. The bill also mandates that the utility provide only one bill per metered service.

Furthermore, the bill adds a new section (378:6-a) to RSA 378, allowing condominium associations that do not permit commercial enterprises to request that public utilities charge the same electric rate for domestic septic and well pumps as for residential units. Similar provisions are included for rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities, ensuring that they charge the requested rate without verifying compliance with the association's requirements. The bill also amends RSA 362:2, II to include the new section on condominium charges, and it will take effect 60 days after passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 356-B:16, 356-B:45, 362:2
HB1432 text: 356-B:16, 356-B:45, 362:2