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FL H1277
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- New or extended agreements for a municipality to provide electric, natural gas, water, or sewer utility service outside its boundaries must be in writing and require public meetings in each affected municipality or unincorporated area to address rates, service details, and use of revenues before taking effect
- Municipalities providing utility service beyond their corporate limits are capped at using no more than 10 percent of gross revenues from those outside customers to fund general government functions, with excess revenues required to be reinvested in the utility or returned to those customers
- Municipalities must annually report to the Florida Public Service Commission by November 1 (starting 2024) on the number of customers served outside boundaries, sales volume, gross revenues, and any rate differentials; the Commission must compile and submit this data to the Governor and Legislature by January 31 (starting 2025)
- The maximum surcharge on water and sewer rates for customers outside municipal boundaries is reduced from 50 percent above in-boundary rates to 25 percent, and the previously allowed additional 25 percent surcharge on top of just-and-equitable rates is eliminated
- Municipalities using a water or sewer treatment plant located within a separate municipality's boundaries to serve that municipality's consumers may not charge those consumers more than they charge their own in-boundary customers
- Effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Municipal Utilities
Last Action
Died on Second Reading Calendar
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Commerce Committee2/2/2024
Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee1/23/2024
Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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