It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 2005 of the public laws of 1920, entitled "An Act Authorizing the Town of West Warwick to Establish a System of Sewerage in Said Town", as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Section 1. The town of West Warwick is hereby authorized {ADD and empowered ADD} to {DEL plan, acquire, DEL} construct {DEL , operate, DEL} {ADD and ADD} maintain, {DEL extend and improve a sewage disposal system for the town or any part or parts thereof. Such system may include facilities for collecting, treating and disposing of sewage, which may include commercial and industrial wastes. DEL} {ADD main drains or common sewers in any or all of the streets and highways of said town; to purchase all or any part of the drains now in said streets heretofore constructed by any party or parties; to acquire, construct and maintain works or plants for the proper treatment and disposal of sewage, and to acquire suitable sites for such works or plants. The cost and expense of such acquisition, construction, maintenance and purchase shall be paid in the manner hereinafter provided.

The sewer commissioners who shall be the members of the town council as and are referred to herein as 'said commissioners,' are authorized to order any water supplier which services any person assessed by said commissioners pursuant to sections 5 and 6 to terminate the water supply service of any person for non-payment of sewer user fees, charges, pretreatment, non-compliance and assessments. Said commissioners will abide by the rules and regulations of the Public Utilities Commission governing water shut-offs. Upon notification by said commissioners to terminate service, the water supplier shall within fourteen (14) days terminate said service and notify said commissioners that said termination has occurred. Upon notification by said commissioners, the water supplier shall restore the water supply in accordance with the water supplier's policy on water supply restoration.

The town of West Warwick shall indemnify and hold harmless the water supplier from any damages incurred to any party as a result of any actions of the water supplier taken pursuant to the provisions of this section. The water supplier shall receive reimbursement from the town of West Warwick for any fees, charges, assessments or costs incurred by the water supplier which are affiliated with the shut-off and restoration of service.

Said commissioners shall have the authority to assess any person any fees, charges and assessments affiliated with the shut-off and restoration of service. When service is provided to a residence occupied by a tenant, the tenant may, after paying the fees, charges and assessments necessary in order to restore or prevent termination of service, deduct the amount paid from the rent due the landlord. The tenant shall provide the landlord with a copy of the receipt from said commissioners when making a deduction from the rent. ADD} "

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.