Tap Fees Imposed by Special Districts

Added requirement to consider expected long-term water usage (both indoor and outdoor) when calculating fees.

Added requirement to evaluate landscaping practices, specifically emphasizing native plants and water-wise landscaping.

Added requirement to consider square footage of the unit or number of bedrooms as a fee calculation factor.

Added requirement to consider square footage of the lot or equivalent residential unit as a fee calculation factor.

Removed Senate sponsorship names and reading date from the header section.

Clarified that tap fee calculations for extraterritorial service must consider district boundaries and service area contracts, with contract terms governing such service.

Added requirement that tap fee calculations must include consideration of existing water rights pursuant to relevant decrees when providing service to new customers.

Added requirement that tap fee calculations must consider contracts related to water or sewer service provision or expansion that exist on the effective date of the subsection.

Modified tap fee calculation requirements to explicitly exclude costs related to ongoing operations, maintenance, and usage considered in routine monthly billing.

Updated bill header to reflect 'Rerevised' status including all amendments adopted in the Second House, and changed reading status from '3rd Reading Unamended' to 'Amended 2nd Reading'.

Removed final signature block and official certification language indicating the bill was prepared for Governor's signature.

Added header information identifying this as an unofficial version with committee amendments not yet adopted.

Added explanatory notes about how to interpret the bill text (shading, underlining, capitalization conventions).

Added bill summary section explaining the purpose of tap fees and the requirements for setting them.

Reorganized layout from final act format to committee markup format with line numbers and amendment indicators.

Added Woodrow as a Senate sponsor alongside Bridges

Updated bill summary header to indicate 3rd Reading Unamended status with March 17, 2025 date

Changed document title from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to reflect new legislative status

Added exception stating the duty to provide water service does not apply to service provided outside district boundaries or service area pursuant to a contract.

Updated tap fee calculation factors to include fixture counts in bathrooms, kitchens, and other spaces, and added emphasis on water-wise landscaping with native plants.

Clarified that tap fee costs should not include ongoing operations, maintenance, and routine monthly billing costs.

Added requirement to consider per-unit fixture counts in bathrooms, kitchens, and other spaces when calculating proportional or reduced tap fees.

Expanded the definition of 'capacity' to include physical infrastructure capacity, legal water rights capacity, and financial capacity to fund infrastructure without harming existing customers.