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Senate committee gives favorable report to bill changing regulatory reach over privately owned sewer systems
Summary
A committee gave a favorable report to SB 137, which would remove certain unregulated, privately owned sewer systems from the Public Service Commission’s jurisdiction; sponsors cited a parent company owning systems across multiple counties, including Shelby County.
Senator Wagner told the committee that SB 137 would allow unregulated, privately owned sewer systems to be removed from the Public Service Commission’s jurisdiction.
"This is a pretty simple bill pertaining to the public service commission that would allow unregulated privately owned sewer systems to come out of the jurisdiction of the PSC. It's that simple," Senator Wagner said.
Committee members said the measure was prompted by a parent company that owns Shelby County sewer systems plus additional unregulated systems in other counties. The sponsor clarified that one system in Shelby County is regulated while the other systems owned by the same parent company are not.
A motion for a favorable report was made and seconded; the committee recorded a favorable report with eight ayes and no nays.
No amendment language, fiscal impacts, or next steps were detailed in the committee discussion recorded here.
