H538 - Water and Sewer Service Related Changes (SL 2015-207)

Overview: S.L. 2015-207 does all of the following:

• Specifically authorizes water and sewer authorities created under Article 1 of Chapter 162A of the General Statutes to:
• Adopt ordinances concerning the regulation and control of water systems owned by the authority.
• Enter into reimbursement agreements with developers or property owners for design and construction of infrastructure.
• Offer and pay rewards up to $5,000 for information leading to conviction of persons who willfully deface, damage, or destroy, or commit acts of vandalism or larceny of, authority property.
• Authorizes a county or city to pledge a security interest in an escrow account to secure repayment of certain economic development loans.
• Allows the Local Government Commission, until July 1, 2016, to authorize loans of up to 30 year terms for certain water projects.
• Requires all public wastewater systems and all community wastewater systems to provide for the collection of liquid condensate from residential heating and cooling systems.

This act became effective August 11, 2015.