Bill Text: IA SF2170 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act related to customers with delinquent accounts for the provision of wastewater, sewer system, storm water drainage system, or sewage treatment services by a city utility or city enterprise.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-18 - Subcommittee, Dotzler, McCoy, and Smith. S.J. 285. [SF2170 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2170-Introduced.html
Senate
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2170
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Introduced
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FILE
2170
BY
HART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
related
to
customers
with
delinquent
accounts
for
the
1
provision
of
wastewater,
sewer
system,
storm
water
drainage
2
system,
or
sewage
treatment
services
by
a
city
utility
or
3
city
enterprise.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
384.84,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
The
governing
body
of
a
city
utility
3
or
city
enterprise
providing
wastewater,
sewer
system,
storm
4
water
drainage,
or
sewage
treatment
services
may
file
suit
5
in
the
district
court
in
that
county
against
a
customer
if
6
the
customer’s
account
for
such
services
becomes
delinquent
7
pursuant
to
subsection
3.
The
governing
body
may
recover
the
8
costs
for
providing
such
services
to
the
customer’s
property
or
9
premises
and
reasonable
attorney
fees
actually
incurred.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
476.20,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
1.
a.
A
utility
shall
not,
except
in
cases
of
emergency,
13
discontinue,
reduce,
or
impair
service
to
a
community,
or
14
a
part
of
a
community,
except
for
nonpayment
of
account
or
15
violation
of
rules
and
regulations,
unless
and
until
permission
16
to
do
so
is
obtained
from
the
board.
17
b.
(1)
A
public
utility
described
in
section
476.1,
18
subsection
3,
paragraph
“c”
,
may
enter
into
an
agreement
with
19
the
governing
body
of
a
city
utility,
combined
city
utility,
20
city
enterprise,
or
combined
city
enterprise
to
discontinue
21
water
service
to
a
property
or
premises
if
an
account
owed
the
22
city
utility,
city
enterprise,
or
combined
city
utility
or
city
23
enterprise
for
wastewater
service
or
services
of
sewer
systems,
24
storm
water
drainage
systems,
or
sewage
treatment
provided
25
to
that
customer’s
property
or
premises
becomes
delinquent
26
pursuant
to
section
384.84,
subsection
3.
27
(2)
A
public
utility
that
has
entered
into
an
agreement
28
under
this
paragraph
shall
not
be
liable
for
damages
related
29
to
the
discontinuance
of
water
service
under
this
paragraph.
30
The
customer
shall
be
responsible
for
all
costs
associated
with
31
discontinuing
and
reestablishing
water
service
disconnected
32
pursuant
to
this
paragraph.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
relates
to
delinquent
city
utility
or
city
2
enterprise
accounts
for
wastewater,
sewer
system,
storm
water
3
drainage
system,
or
sewage
treatment
services.
4
The
bill
allows
a
public
utility
providing
water
service
5
to
a
property
or
premises
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
6
the
governing
body
of
a
city
utility,
combined
city
utility,
7
city
enterprise,
or
combined
city
enterprise
to
discontinue
8
water
service
to
that
property
or
premises
if
an
account
9
for
wastewater,
sewer
system,
storm
water
drainage
system,
10
or
sewage
treatment
service
for
that
customer’s
property
or
11
premises
becomes
delinquent.
The
bill
further
states
that
12
the
public
utility
shall
not
be
liable
for
damages
related
to
13
discontinuance
of
water
service
under
these
circumstances
and
14
that
the
customer
is
responsible
for
all
costs
associated
with
15
discontinuance
and
reestablishing
water
service.
16
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
governing
body
of
a
city
17
utility
or
city
enterprise
providing
wastewater,
sewer
system,
18
storm
water
drainage,
or
sewage
treatment
services
may
file
19
suit
in
the
district
court
in
that
county
against
a
customer
20
if
the
customer’s
account
for
such
services
becomes
delinquent
21
and
may
recover
the
costs
for
providing
such
services
to
the
22
customer’s
property
or
premises
as
well
as
reasonable
attorney
23
fees.
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