HB 728 -- Public Water and Sewer Supply

Sponsor:  Hoppe

This bill prohibits public water supply districts from
purchasing the assets of any regulated water or sewer
corporation without the approval of the Public Service
Commission and the water or sewer corporation.  After purchasing
the water or sewer corporation, a public water supply district
may serve any location that received service from the water or
sewer corporation, even those outside of the district's
geographical boundary lines, and may provide new water or sewer
services to any area within one-fourth of a mile of real
property served by the water or sewer corporation prior to the
purchase.

The bill also modifies the definition of the term "joint
contract" to mean a contract entered into among contracting
municipalities or between municipalities and public water supply
districts or sewer districts for the purpose of establishing a
commission.  In current law, joint contract means a contract
entered into between municipalities, public water supply
districts, sewer districts, or nonprofit water companies.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated September 13, 2001 at 2:03 pm