| HB 0041 |
Neutral | Water Rates to Outside Customers |
Willard, Wendell 51st |
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3/28/2013 |
House - House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
GAff |
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| This legislation changes the Service Delivery Strategies Act to prohibit a water service provider from charging higher water or sewer fees to customers outside their political jurisdiction - unless otherwise provided by a contract. It applies only to cities created since January 1, 2000, and others that may be created in the future. The water service provider shall have no obligation to serve the outside customers/entity if an agreement is not reached, and that service could be cut off with a 6-month written notice. |
| HB 0076 |
Neutral | Using Eminent Domain to Construct Electric Lines I |
Holt, Doug 112th |
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1/28/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
EU&T |
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| This legislation requires electrical utilities (using eminent domain to construct or expand electric transmission lines) to consider the existing land uses, existing environmental conditions, engineering practices related to the construction and operation of the line and costs related to the construction, operation and maintenance of a line when determining where to locate an electrical line. Land uses and environmental conditions are to be given priority in this consideration process. |
| HB 0077 |
Neutral | Using Eminent Domain to Construct Power Lines II |
Holt, Doug 112th |
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1/28/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
EU&T |
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| This bill requires electrical utilities (using eminent domain to construct or expand electric transmission lines) to bear the burden of proof that they considered existing land use, corridors, environmental conditions, engineering practices related to the construction and operation of the line, as well as the costs related to the construction, operation and maintenance of the line when selecting the location of the electrical line.
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| HB 0199 |
Neutral | Expand GEFA's Reservoir Fund for Leak Detection and Conservation |
Lindsey, Edward 54th |
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1/13/2014 |
Senate Recommitted |
NR&E |
NR&E |
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| This legislation expands the uses of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority's Reservoir Fund to cover leak-detection, conservation-type and other water supply system assets. The Reservoir Fund will be renamed the "Georgia Reservoir and Water Supply Fund." While ACCG certainly recognizes the importance of leak detection and conservation, GEFA currently has about $318 in loaning capacity available for these purposes via its Georgia Fund, Clean Water and Drinking Water loan programs; whereas the Reservoir Fund only has $41 million in loaning capacity. |
| HB 0408 |
Oppose | State Regulation of Local Water Rates |
Jacobs, Mike 80th |
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2/22/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
GAff |
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| This legislation mandates that a local jurisdiction's water rate charged to a multi-family dwelling served by a master meter be no more than the water rate charged to a single family dwelling. ACCG is working with the Georgia Association of Water Professionals to understand the impact of this bill, any rate differentials, and will be commenting to the General Assembly. |
| HB 0494 |
Neutral | Safety Markers on Utility Lines Near Private Airstrips |
Welch, Andrew 110th |
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4/29/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
Trans |
TRANS |
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| This legislation requires the installation of safety markers on utility lines to provide adequate visual warning on private airstrips. |
| HB 0846 |
Evaluating | Invasions of Privacy |
Harry Geisinger |
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1/28/2014 |
House Second Readers |
JudyNC |
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| This legislation makes it illegal to use an unmanned aircraft to take pictures of private property or individuals. For more details on this bill click here. |
| SB 0117 |
Neutral | Call Before You Dig Revisions |
Jeffares, Rick 17th |
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7/1/2014 |
Effective Date |
EU&T |
RI&Util |
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| This legislation changes Georgia's Utility Facility Protection Act (GUFPA, or "Call Before You Dig" Law). It revises the definition of large projects and procedures for addressing unlocatable utilities; reinforces that sewer laterals are not owned by local governments; clarifyies that routine road maintenance is not "excavating" for the purposes of the GUFPA Act; and alters the makeup of the GUFPA advisory committee. This bill does not expand penalties for local governments found in violation of the law, nor does it expand the Public Service Commission's regulatory reach over local governments or water authorities.
For a summary of this legislation and proposed GUFPA provisions, please click here. |
| SB 0393 |
Neutral | Lumpkin County Water and Sewerage Authority; chairperson of board of commissioners; maintain position on the authority |
Steve Gooch |
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4/10/2014 |
Senate Date Signed by Governor |
IGC |
SLGO |
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| SR 1190 |
Neutral | Creation of Senate Study Committee on Power Grid Protection |
McKoon, Joshua 29th |
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3/12/2014 |
Senate Read Second Time |
- | RULES |
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| The legislation creates the Senate Power Grid Protection Study Committee. |
