Arizona Laws 48-5951. Private water company actions; corporation commission approval
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private water company that is a participating municipal water provider shall not do any of the following until after obtaining the approval of the corporation commission:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-5951
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- District: means a multijurisdictional water facilities district formed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 48-5901
- Municipal water provider: means a city, town, domestic water improvement district, private water company or irrigation district that supplies water for nonirrigation use. See Arizona Laws 48-5901
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Private water company: means a public service corporation as defined in article XV, Constitution of Arizona, that provides water or wastewater services or both. See Arizona Laws 48-5901
1. Incur any debt of any kind in joining a district or in acting as a member of a district.
2. Create any financial or operating obligation in joining a district or in acting as part of a district.
3. Provide water or wastewater services as part of its participation in a district to any person or entity that is located outside the private water company’s service territory allowed under its certificate of convenience and necessity.
4. Recover any costs associated with the formation of a district or any costs associated with participating as a member of a district.
5. Impose any charges or fees to any of its customers or change any rate, in connection with forming, participating in or dissolving a district.
6. Transfer any assets to a district.
7. Allow a district to use the private water company’s billing system to bill for district fees, rates or charges.