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Committee approves water and wastewater bill with 'three-strikes' expansion and liability protections, 9-3
Summary
Senate Bill 426 expands the existing "three-strikes" enforcement process to include small water utilities, adjusts acquisition and recovery authorities for distressed systems, and includes legal protections for utilities meeting government water-quality standards; vote was 9-3.
The Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee voted 9-3 to pass Senate Bill 426, a multifaceted measure addressing water and wastewater utility regulation, acquisitions of distressed systems, recovery of deferred depreciation and a legal defense for utilities that deliver water meeting government standards.
Senator Cook, sponsor of the bill, described five elements: (1) apply the three-strikes process to certain non-jurisdictional water utilities; (2) give the IURC more flexibility when considering acquisitions of distressed utilities; (3) allow…
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