Bill Text: CT SB00109 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Rates Of Certain Water Systems.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-14 - Public Hearing 02/20 [SB00109 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00109-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 109 | ||
February Session, 2014 |
LCO No. 994 | ||
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Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING RATES OF CERTAIN WATER SYSTEMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 5 of special act 75-57 is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
The commissioners of the district are authorized to fix rates for water which shall be sufficient for the maintenance and operation of the water system of the district and the payment of the principal of and interest on the indebtedness of the district, provided all such rates shall be the same for all customers. The bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness issued hereunder shall be general obligations of the district, and for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness, taxes may be levied upon all of the taxable property in the district without limitation as to rate or amount; provided, that to the extent revenues derived from the operation of the water system of the district are available and sufficient for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness when the same become due, it shall not be necessary that taxes be levied for that purpose.
Sec. 2. Section 3 of number 193 of the special acts of 1965 of the February special session is amended to read as follows (Effective from passage):
The commissioners of said district are authorized to fix rates for water which shall be sufficient for the maintenance and operation of the water system of the district and the payment of the principal of and interest on the indebtedness of the district, including the obligations authorized hereby, provided all such rates shall be the same for all customers. The bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness authorized hereby shall be general obligations of the district and, for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness, taxes may be levied upon all of the taxable property in the district without limitation as to rate or amount; provided, to the extent revenues derived from the operation of the water system of the district are available and sufficient for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness when the same become due, taxes need not be levied for that purpose.
Sec. 3. Number 237 of the special acts of 1931, number 126 of the special acts of 1923, number 471 of the special acts of 1925, number 383 of the special acts of 1933, number 91 of the special acts of 1945, number 108 of the special acts of 1951, number 136 of the special acts of 1955, number 409 of the special acts of 1961, and number 194 of the special acts of the February 1965 special session are repealed. (Effective from passage)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
SA 75-57, Sec. 5 |
Sec. 2 |
from passage |
Number 193 of the special acts of 1965, Sec. 3 |
Sec. 3 |
from passage |
Repealer section |
Statement of Purpose:
To require certain taxing districts to charge the same rate to all customers of water service.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]