Bill Text: PA HB194 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for sliding scale of rates and adjustments.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB194 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB194-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 193
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 194 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, GODSHALL, SOLOBAY, BRENNAN, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, READSHAW, SIPTROTH AND WALKO, FEBRUARY 2, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 2, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, further providing for sliding scale of
rates and adjustments.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1307(g) of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1307. Sliding scale of rates; adjustments.
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(g) Recovery of costs related to distribution system or
collection system improvement projects designed to enhance water
quality and wastewater quality, fire protection reliability and
long-term system viability.--Water and wastewater utilities may
file tariffs establishing a sliding scale of rates or other
method for the automatic adjustment of the rates of the water
utility and wastewater utility as shall provide for recovery of
the fixed costs (depreciation and pretax return) of certain
distribution system or collection system improvement projects,
as approved by the commission, that are completed and placed in
service between base rate proceedings. The commission, by
regulation or order, shall prescribe the specific procedures to
be followed in establishing the sliding scale or other automatic
adjustment method.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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