Bill > SB799

This bill prohibits the Public Service Commission (PSC), which oversees utility companies, from approving rate increases for water companies or sewage disposal companies if a county or municipality has started or indicated an intention to start a condemnation proceeding, which is a legal process where the government can take private property for public use, often through eminent domain. Additionally, the bill requires a fact finder, who is an impartial person appointed to investigate and report on facts in a legal case, to consider specific factors in any condemnation proceeding involving a water company or sewage disposal company. These factors include any necessary upgrades to ensure safe and reliable service for the company and the potential benefit to customers in the form of reduced water or sewer bills if the company is acquired by a county or municipality through this legal process.

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