Maine § 35-A §6105 Rates for municipal and quasi-municipal water utilities

Maine Statutes

§ 35-A §6105 — Rates for municipal and quasi-municipal water utilities

Maine·Title 35-A PUBLIC UTILITIES·Part 6 WATER·Ch. 61 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND RATES

1.Scope of section. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title or any charter to the contrary and in addition to any charter or private and special laws creating or affecting a consumer-owned water utility, the rate, toll or charge made, exacted, demanded or collected by a consumer-owned water utility is governed by this section.

2.Just and reasonable rates. The governing body shall establish rates, tolls or charges that are just and reasonable and that provide revenue as may be required to perform its public utility service and to attract necessary capital on just and reasonable terms. The governing body shall provide the rate schedule and any changes to the rate schedule to the commission.

3.Uniform rates. The governing body shall establish rates that are uniform within the ter

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1.
Scope of section.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title or any charter to the contrary and in addition to any charter or private and special laws creating or affecting a consumer-owned water utility, the rate, toll or charge made, exacted, demanded or collected by a consumer-owned water utility is governed by this section.
2.
Just and reasonable rates.
The governing body shall establish rates, tolls or charges that are just and reasonable and that provide revenue as may be required to perform its public utility service and to attract necessary capital on just and reasonable terms. The governing body shall provide the rate schedule and any changes to the rate schedule to the commission.
3.
Uniform rates.
The governing body shall establish rates that are uniform within the territory supplied whenever the installation and maintenance of mains and the cost of service is substantially uniform. If, for any reason, the cost of construction and maintenance or the cost of service in a section of the territory exceeds the average, the governing body may establish higher rates for that section, but these higher rates must be uniform throughout that section. The governing body shall provide the rate schedule and any changes to the rate schedule to the commission.
3-A.
Impact fees and connection fees; affordable housing.
Notwithstanding subsection 3 and section 703, the governing body may reduce the impact fee or connection fee, as those terms are defined in Title 30‑A, section 5061, for water service to newly constructed affordable housing in accordance with Title 30‑A, chapter 202‑A.
4.
Purposes.
The governing body may establish rates under this section to provide revenue for the following purposes, but no other:

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Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 490, §§B13,B14 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 59, §§1-3 (AMD). RR 1991, c. 2, §131 (COR). PL 1991, c. 221, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 529, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 174, §3 (AMD). RR 2011, c. 2, §39 (COR). PL 2011, c. 602, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 573, §§1, 2 (AMD).