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Measure to consolidate wastewater districts and place authority under state regulators clears Private Acts Committee
Summary
House Bill 2667, a private act to consolidate wastewater districts (including Tracy City) into a single wastewater authority under the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulators, passed the committee 9-0 and advances to State and Local Government.
House Bill 2667, a private act introduced by Vice Chairman Bricken, would consolidate multiple local wastewater districts — described in committee as including districts from Tracy City and 'Maude' — into a single wastewater authority and place that authority under the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulators. The Private Acts Committee approved the measure unanimously, 9-0.
"It put it under the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulators," Vice Chairman Bricken said in describing the bill's effect. In explaining local context, Bricken also described the nearby community of Colmont (between Altamont and Tracy City) as an area with roughly 3,000 acres of off-highway vehicle trails, cabins and recreational lodging, noting local economic activity tied to outdoor recreation.
The clerk reported the committee vote as 9 ayes and 0 nays; the chair announced that HB 2667 will proceed to the State and Local Government Committee. No amendments or formal motions altering the bill text were recorded in the transcript.
