Bill Text: GA SB521 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public Water Systems; require public water suppliers; transmit customer water consumption data to such county

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - Senate Read and Referred [SB521 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB521-Introduced.html

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12 LC 40 0156

Senate Bill 521

By: Senator Mullis of the 53rd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 12-5-179 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits and performance bonds for operation of public water systems, so as to require public water suppliers utilizing a waste-water sewer system owned or operated by a county, municipality, or local authority to transmit customer water consumption data to such county, municipality, or local authority; to require public water suppliers to suspend water supply to customers who have failed to pay charges for use of the waste-water sewer system; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 12-5-179 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to permits and performance bonds for operation of public water systems, is amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:

"(h)(1) Any public water system within this state supplying water to customers who, incidental to the purchase of such water, utilize a waste-water sewer system owned or operated by a county, municipality, or local authority to dispose of or discharge the water purchased shall furnish to such political subdivision the amount of water consumed by each individually metered customer account during each billing period.

(2) Upon receiving notice from a county, municipality, or local authority described in paragraph (1) of this subsection that a customer has failed to timely pay any charges for the use of the waste-water sewer system, the water supplier shall immediately suspend water supply to that customer. The water supply to such customer shall remain suspended until such political subdivision notifies the water supplier to resume water service. The water supplier shall be authorized to charge a reasonable fee to the customer for the cost of suspension or resumption of water service.

(3) Nothing in this subsection shall abrogate the provisions of Code Section 36-60-17."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.