Florida Statutes Title XXVII Chapter 367 - Water And Wastewater Systems
- 367.011 - Jurisdiction; Legislative Intent.
(1) This chapter may be cited as the “Water and Wastewater System Regulatory Law.”(2) The Florida Public Service Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction over each utility with...
- 367.021 - Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words or terms shall have the meanings indicated:(1) “Certificate of authorization” means a document issued by the commission authorizing...
- 367.022 - Exemptions.
The following are not subject to regulation by the commission as a utility nor are they subject to the provisions of this chapter, except as...
- 367.031 - Original Certificate.
Each utility subject to the jurisdiction of the commission must obtain from the commission a certificate of authorization to provide water or wastewater service. A...
- 367.045 - Certificate Of Authorization; Application And Amendment Procedures.
(1) When a utility applies for an initial certificate of authorization from the commission, it shall:(a) Provide notice of the actual application filed by mail or personal...
- 367.071 - Sale, Assignment, Or Transfer Of Certificate Of Authorization, Facilities, Or Control.
(1) No utility shall sell, assign, or transfer its certificate of authorization, facilities or any portion thereof, or majority organizational control without determination and approval of...
- 367.072 - Petition To Revoke Certificate Of Authorization.
The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest that water service be of good quality and consistent with the standards set forth in...
- 367.081 - Rates; Procedure For Fixing And Changing.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) or subsection (6), a utility may only charge rates and charges that have been approved by the commission.(2)(a)1. The commission...
- 367.0812 - Rate Fixing; Quality Of Water Service As Criterion.
(1) In fixing rates that are just, reasonable, compensatory, and not unfairly discriminatory, the commission shall consider the extent to which the utility provides water service...
- 367.0813 - Gain Or Loss On Purchase Or Condemnation By Governmental Authority.
In order to provide appropriate incentives to encourage the private sector to participate in the investment in water and wastewater infrastructure, to protect private sector...
- 367.0814 - Staff Assistance In Changing Rates And Charges; Interim Rates.
(1) The commission may establish rules by which a water or wastewater utility whose gross annual revenues are $250,000 or less may request and obtain staff...
- 367.0816 - Recovery Of Rate Case Expenses.
The amount of rate case expense determined by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to be recovered through a public utilities rate...
- 367.0817 - Reuse Projects.
(1) A utility may submit a reuse project plan for commission approval. A reuse project plan shall include:(a) A description of the project and other effluent disposal...
- 367.082 - Interim Rates; Procedure.
(1) The commission may, during any proceeding for a change of rates, upon its own motion, upon petition from any party, or by a tariff filing...
- 367.0822 - Limited Proceedings.
(1) Upon petition or by its own motion, the commission may conduct limited proceedings to consider, and act upon, any matter within its jurisdiction, including any...
- 367.083 - Determination Of Official Date Of Filing.
Within 30 days after receipt of an application, rate request, or other written document for which an official date of filing is to be established,...
- 367.084 - Rate Adjustment Orders.
Any order issued by the commission adjusting general increases or reductions of the rates and charges of any utility or regulated company must be reduced...
- 367.091 - Rates, Tariffs; New Class Of Service.
(1) All applications for new rates or changes in rates must be made to the commission in writing as prescribed by rule.(2) Upon filing an application for...
- 367.101 - Charges For Service Availability.
(1) The commission shall set just and reasonable charges and conditions for service availability. The commission by rule may set standards for and levels of service-availability...
- 367.111 - Service.
(1) Each utility shall provide service to the area described in its certificate of authorization within a reasonable time. If the commission finds that any utility...
- 367.121 - Powers Of Commission.
(1) In the exercise of its jurisdiction, the commission shall have power:(a) To prescribe fair and reasonable rates and charges, classifications, standards of quality and measurements, and...
- 367.1213 - Adequate Land Ownership; Commission Rulemaking Authority.
A utility under the Water and Wastewater System Regulatory Law must own the land or possess the right to continued use of the land upon...
- 367.1214 - Utility Name Change; Notification; Commission Rulemaking Authority.
A water and wastewater utility shall notify the commission and its customers before changing its name. The commission may adopt rules that a water and...
- 367.122 - Examination And Testing Of Meters.
(1) The commission may provide for the examination and testing of all meters used for measuring any product or service of a utility.(2) Any customer or user...
- 367.123 - Service For Resale.
The commission may require a utility to provide service for resale. However, before requiring the provision of service, the commission shall first find that the...
- 367.145 - Regulatory Assessment And Application Fees.
(1) The commission shall set by rule a regulatory assessment fee that each utility must pay in accordance with s. 350.113(3); however, each small utility with...
- 367.156 - Public Utility Records; Confidentiality.
(1) The commission shall continue to have reasonable access to all utility records and records of affiliated companies, including its parent company, regarding transactions or cost...
- 367.161 - Penalties.
(1) If any utility, by any authorized officer, agent, or employee, knowingly refuses to comply with, or willfully violates, any provision of this chapter or any...
- 367.165 - Abandonment.
It is the intent of the Legislature that water or wastewater service to the customers of a utility not be interrupted by the abandonment or...
- 367.171 - Effectiveness Of This Chapter.
(1) The provisions of this chapter shall become effective in a county of this state upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of county...
- 367.182 - Saving Clause.
All certificates and authorizations valid on the effective date of chapter 80-99, Laws of Florida, shall remain in full force and effect. Henceforth, all certificates...
Last modified: September 23, 2016