HSB 554 (LSB 5522YC (2) 86)

HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE BILL BY CHAIRPERSON COWNIE)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to public utilities and sanitary sewage or storm water drainage disposal system providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 476.1, subsection 3, Code 2016, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  Furnishing sanitary sewage or storm water drainage disposal by piped collection system to the public for compensation.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill modifies the definition of a public utility for purposes of the regulatory authority of the Iowa utilities board.
   Currently, a “public utility” is defined in Code chapter 476 to include any person, partnership, business association, or domestic or foreign corporation owning or operating facilities for the furnishing of specified services to the public for compensation. The services include furnishing gas by piped distribution system, electricity, communications services, and water by piped distribution system. The bill adds to this list the furnishing of sanitary sewage or storm water drainage disposal by piped collection system.