An Act relative to rate fairness for water and sewer ratepayers under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

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An Act relative to rate fairness for water and sewer ratepayers under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

An Act relative to rate fairness for water and sewer ratepayers under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act relative to rate fairness for water and sewer ratepayers under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 2238) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco for legislation to require the State Auditor to audit cities and towns for certain assessments charged for the furnishing of sewer or water services.
• Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

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Official Summary Text

An Act relative to rate fairness for water and sewer ratepayers under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2238) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco for legislation to require the State Auditor to audit cities and towns for certain assessments charged for the furnishing of sewer or water services. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2238

Section 10A as section 10A of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984, as inserted by section 244 of chapter 110 of the acts of 1993 is amended by inserting the following:

Section 10B.

Any city or town which elects to include in such assessments and charges, costs actually incurred in the furnishing of sewer or water services as provided in Section 10A shall be audited, for such assessments and charges, by the Office of the State Auditor not less than every three years.

Such audit shall include but not be limited to a review of all chargebacks and expenses as well as a staffing analysis which shall determine whether a substantial majority of each employee's time is a cost actually incurred in the furnishing of sewer or water services as opposed to unrelated municipal services.

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