127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 660 LR 1551(01)
An Act To Protect Homeowners from Damage in the Event of a Failure of Public Water Systems
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. DeChant of Bath
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Fiscal Note Required: No
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules allowing consumer-owned water utilities to establish a homeowner protection fund to reimburse homeowners in the event of a water system failure causing damage to the homeowner's property are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.