SB179 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-Madison Senator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to municipal water works boards; to require certain municipal water works boards to provide customer data regarding sewer service at the request of a county commission that provides sewer service in certain circumstances and provide mechanisms to determine the fees a board could charge in exchange for the data; to require certain municipal water works boards to provide billing and collection services for sewer service at the request of a county commission that provides the sewer service and provide mechanisms to determine the fees a board could charge in exchange for billing and collection services; to require certain municipal water works boards to shut off water service for nonpayment of sewer service at the request of a county commission providing the sewer service and provide mechanisms to determine the fees a board could charge for the shut off service; and to provide legal mechanisms for a county commission to pursue in the event that a municipal water works board fails to abide by the requirements of this act.

Description

This bill would require certain municipal water works boards to provide customer data at the request of a county commission that provides sewer service for certain purposes, and would provide mechanisms to determine the fees a board could charge in exchange for that data.

This bill would require certain municipal water works boards to provide billing and collection services for sewer service at the request of a county commission that provides sewer service, and would provide mechanisms to determine the fees a board could charge in exchange for the billing and collection service.

This bill would require certain municipal water works boards to shut off water service for nonpayment of sewer service at the request of a county commission that provides the sewer service, and would provide mechanisms to determine the fees a board could charge in exchange for that shut off service.

This bill would also provide legal mechanisms for a county commission to pursue in the event that a municipal water works board fails to abide by the requirements of this act.

SB179 INTRODUCED.

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Subjects

Municipalities, further provided for relationships between certain water authorities and sewer providers