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HB943 • 2025

An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.

An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
LAWRENCE
Last action
2025-03-17
Official status
Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 17, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.

An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-17 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 17, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, further providing for valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 1010
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 943
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LAWRENCE, CIRESI, GILLEN, KUZMA, SHUSTERMAN AND
ZIMMERMAN, MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems,
further providing for valuation of acquired water and
wastewater systems.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1329 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1329. Valuation of acquired water and wastewater systems.
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(f.1) Independent Fiscal Office documentation.--Before the
commencement of a proceeding of a fair market value acquisition
of a selling utility, the selling utility shall request, receive
and make available, in-person and via a publicly accessible
Internet website, the following documentation from the
Independent Fiscal Office:
(1) An analysis of the costs and benefits of maintaining
the selling utility under its current ownership structure.
(2) An analysis of the costs and benefits of the selling
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utility being acquired by an acquiring public utility under
this section.
(3) An analysis of the costs and benefits of the selling
utility being acquired by an acquiring public utility under
section 1327 (relating to acquisition of water and sewer
utilities).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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