Bill > H4764

This bill authorizes the town of Nantucket to establish and manage its own water supply system, allowing it to acquire water rights and sources through purchase or eminent domain (the government's power to take private property for public use), and to construct and maintain all necessary infrastructure like reservoirs, pipes, and treatment plants, with oversight from the department of environmental protection. The bill also creates a five-member board of water commissioners to oversee the water department, sets rules for water rates and the use of any surplus revenue, and dissolves previous water districts and abolishes their boards, consolidating all water operations into a single Nantucket Water Department Enterprise Fund. Additionally, it addresses the transfer of property and liabilities from previous entities, the transition of existing personnel, and establishes procedures for filling vacancies on the new water commission, while repealing prior legislation related to water management in Nantucket.