Bill > S2263

This bill prohibits any city, town, or public corporation from charging existing agricultural operations or agricultural land for water utility extensions that run past their property, and also prohibits imposing any connection fees for such extensions. "Connection fees" are defined to include impact fees or any other fee intended to bypass this prohibition, but they do not include administrative, overhead, equipment, or the actual construction costs for extending or connecting to a water main. This protection applies to agricultural operations and land that are already in existence by July 1, 2026, and have frontage on a public road. However, this protection will be lost if the agricultural property is developed or sold to someone who is not a qualifying agricultural operation. The bill also clarifies that agricultural operations can be charged for sewer utility extensions only if they request them, and they will only pay the normal tie-in cost for sewer, not for the infrastructure improvement itself, except for a base usable charge.

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