Tenn. Code Ann. § 64-1-605
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Membership fees for water systems receiving water from the upper Duck River watershed - Setting and review of fees
Official statutory text
(a) The board of directors shall set a per thousand-gallon membership fee to charge water systems for finished water pumped to a water system from the upper Duck River watershed. (b) The board of directors shall set the membership fee at a rate sufficient to fund only: (1) The agency's operating costs; and (2) The cost of regional water supply programs and projects approved by the technical advisory committee pursuant to § 64-1-608(d) and the board of directors. (c) The board of directors shall review the membership fee at least once every five (5) years and when appropriate revise the fee to ensure sufficient funding for increased or new operating, program, or project costs. (d) A water system shall pay to the agency the membership fee based on the finished water pumped to a water system coming from a water treatment plant that withdraws water from the upper Duck River watershed; provided, that the fee must not apply to water re-use from a wastewater treatment plant or recycled water from a water treatment plant. (e) The board of directors shall designate the method of payment and payment schedule for the membership fee. The proceeds of membership fee payments must be deposited into the trust fund maintained pursuant to § 64-1-604(g)(2) . Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 4, eff. 7/1/2024. Acts 1965, ch. 80, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 66-1-605; Acts 1987, ch. 209, § 3; 1989, ch. 403, § 5.
(a) The board of directors shall set a per thousand-gallon membership fee to charge water systems for finished water pumped to a water system from the upper Duck River watershed.
(b) The board of directors shall set the membership fee at a rate sufficient to fund only: (1) The agency's operating costs; and (2) The cost of regional water supply programs and projects approved by the technical advisory committee pursuant to § 64-1-608(d) and the board of directors.
(1) The agency's operating costs; and
(2) The cost of regional water supply programs and projects approved by the technical advisory committee pursuant to § 64-1-608(d) and the board of directors.
(c) The board of directors shall review the membership fee at least once every five (5) years and when appropriate revise the fee to ensure sufficient funding for increased or new operating, program, or project costs.
(d) A water system shall pay to the agency the membership fee based on the finished water pumped to a water system coming from a water treatment plant that withdraws water from the upper Duck River watershed; provided, that the fee must not apply to water re-use from a wastewater treatment plant or recycled water from a water treatment plant.
(e) The board of directors shall designate the method of payment and payment schedule for the membership fee. The proceeds of membership fee payments must be deposited into the trust fund maintained pursuant to § 64-1-604(g)(2) .
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1965, ch. 80, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 66-1-605; Acts 1987, ch. 209, § 3; 1989, ch. 403, § 5.
(a) The board of directors shall set a per thousand-gallon membership fee to charge water systems for finished water pumped to a water system from the upper Duck River watershed.
(b) The board of directors shall set the membership fee at a rate sufficient to fund only: (1) The agency's operating costs; and (2) The cost of regional water supply programs and projects approved by the technical advisory committee pursuant to § 64-1-608(d) and the board of directors.
(1) The agency's operating costs; and
(2) The cost of regional water supply programs and projects approved by the technical advisory committee pursuant to § 64-1-608(d) and the board of directors.
(c) The board of directors shall review the membership fee at least once every five (5) years and when appropriate revise the fee to ensure sufficient funding for increased or new operating, program, or project costs.
(d) A water system shall pay to the agency the membership fee based on the finished water pumped to a water system coming from a water treatment plant that withdraws water from the upper Duck River watershed; provided, that the fee must not apply to water re-use from a wastewater treatment plant or recycled water from a water treatment plant.
(e) The board of directors shall designate the method of payment and payment schedule for the membership fee. The proceeds of membership fee payments must be deposited into the trust fund maintained pursuant to § 64-1-604(g)(2) .
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1965, ch. 80, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 66-1-605; Acts 1987, ch. 209, § 3; 1989, ch. 403, § 5.
Status: in_force
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