GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1183*

Short Title:  Resale of Water and Sewer.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Hoyle; and Martin of Pitt.

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Referred to:  Commerce.

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May 15, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT REGARDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE UTILITIES COMMISSION WITH REGARD TO THE RESALE OF WATER OR SEWER SERVICE IN APARTMENTS, CONDOMINIUMS, AND SIMILAR PLACES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE UTILITY REVIEW COMMITTEE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 62-110 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( g)	In addition to the authority to issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity and establish rates otherwise granted in this Chapter, the Commission shall be authorized, consistent with the public interest, to adopt procedures for the purpose of allowing resale of water and sewer service provided to persons who occupy the same contiguous premises (as such term shall be defined by the Commission) at a rate or charge which does not exceed the actual purchase price of such service to the provider plus a reasonable administrative fee.  The Commission shall issue rules to implement the services authorized by this subsection and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the Commission shall determine the extent to which such services shall be regulated and, to the extent necessary to protect the public interest, regulate the terms, conditions, and rates charged for such services.  Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter the rights, obligations, or remedies of persons providing such services and their customers under any other provision of law."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.