Even the News Journal Opinion is spot on about how bad this bill is for the Citizens of New Castle County. This is clearly a few legislators working for a few special interest friends at high risk to the taxpaying citizens of New Castle County who will have to pay the bill if things go bad.
Please read the News Journal Opinion.
The bill is below. Please contact your legislator and let them know this is a bad bill. We cannot afford to fix the Wastewater Infrastructure in northern New Castle County, and finally realized that they had an excess of sewer capacity in Southern New Castle County. With the current housing market, this bill is nothing bay horrible and incompetent public policy - written as an insider favor for a few special interest.
The bill is below:
145th General Assembly
House Bill # 442
Primary Sponsor: Walls Additional Sponsor(s): Rep. Q. Johnson & Sen. Bunting
CoSponsors: Reps. Bennett, Brady, Briggs King, Carey, Hocker, Hudson, Jaques, J. Johnson, Lee, Longhurst, Miro, Mulrooney, Outten, Scott, B. Short, Thornburg, Wilson
Introduced on : 06/08/2010
Long Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT UTILITIES.
Synopsis: This bill clarifies the intent of the General Assembly that wastewater utilities may not obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity in the existing service territory of a government entity. This bill also addresses the practice by New Castle County of claiming a wide wastewater service territory but refusing to provide service and objecting to any application of a regulated wastewater utility for a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public Service Commission. The bill provides that landowners who have properties zoned for suburban growth in southern New Castle County shall have the option of obtaining service from a regulated utility if the County is not ready, willing, and able to provide service within five years.
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