BILL AS INTRODUCED H.844
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1 H.844
2 SHORT FORM
3 Introduced by Representative Durfee of Shaftsbury
4 Referred to Committee on
5 Date:
6 Subject: Municipal and county government; waterworks; sewage system;
7 procedures; disproportionate rates applied to extraterritorial users
8 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to amend
9 24 V.S.A. chapters 89 (waterworks), 91 (consolidated water districts), 97
10 (sewage system), 101 (sewage disposal system), and 105 (consolidated sewer
11 districts) to establish rate appeal procedures for extraterritorial users of
12 municipal water and sewer systems. This bill proposes to allow extraterritorial
13 users to appeal a disproportionate rate to the Public Utility Commission and
14 require the Commission to determine whether the disproportionate rate is
15 based on the actual cost of supplying services in the extraterritorial service
16 area.
17 An act relating to appeal rights for extraterritorial users of municipal water
18 and sewer systems
19 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
20 (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS)
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