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Panel advances bill allowing some water suppliers to use tiered pricing and plan for metering
Summary
House Bill 274 (third substitute) — allowing certain water entities to adopt tiered pricing to encourage conservation and clarifying metering requirements for small systems — was amended and favorably recommended by the committee on Feb. 27.
The committee favorably recommended House Bill 274 (third substitute) after adopting a technical amendment, a committee member said. Sponsor testimony said the bill arose from a legislative study of fee collection and water-delivery inefficiencies and would allow retail water providers in metered systems to set higher conservation-oriented tiers for extreme water use.
Representative Snyder (sponsor)…
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