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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - WATER SUPPLY | |
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Introduced By: Representative Robert J. Quattrocchi | |
Date Introduced: April 29, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 39-15 of the General Laws entitled "Water Supply" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 39-15-12.1. Maintenance, operation and delivery of water services. |
4 | Any water supplier, defined pursuant to ยง 39-15.1-2, shall be responsible for the |
5 | maintenance, operation and delivery of water to the lot line of each individual parcel of land |
6 | contained within a residential subdivision including any and all costs associated with a pumping |
7 | station not contained within the residential subdivision. For purposes of this section, any |
8 | condominium or multi-family parcel of land shall not constitute a residential subdivision. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - WATER SUPPLY | |
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1 | This act would provide that water utility companies be responsible for all costs associated |
2 | with maintenance, operation and delivery of water to individual parcels of land, including any and |
3 | all cost associated with a pumping station not contained within the residential subdivision. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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