SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD: Provides relative to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

HB 573 updates governance rules for New Orleans' Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB), which manages the city's water and sewer services. It requires the New Orleans City Council to create a new billing policy review group (including council members, board leadership, and state legislators) before changing S&WB billing rules, ensuring uniform bill modifications and preventing special treatment. The bill also clarifies that city council ordinances can override specific S&WB rules if adopted later, and allows the council to set alternative rate approval procedures. These changes directly affect S&WB operations, city council decision-making, and residents receiving water/sewer bills.