Water Authorities - As enacted, generally authorizes the board of directors of a municipal energy authority to, as part of the transfer of a water and wastewater system, adopt and assume all or any portion of such regulatory powers, authority, duties, obligations, and oversight over the water and wastewater operations as were applicable to the municipal water and wastewater system pursuant to ordinances, resolutions, or other rules or policies that were in effect immediately prior to the transfer of such system to the authority; authorizes later amendment to such rules, regulations, and requirements. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68.

HB 660 allows municipal energy authorities to take over water and wastewater systems while assuming the previous regulatory rules and oversight that applied to those systems before the transfer. It specifically authorizes these authorities to adopt all or part of the prior rules, responsibilities, and oversight from the original municipal system, as long as they don’t conflict with existing local government rules. The bill updates Tennessee state law (affecting Titles 5, 6, 7, and 68) to clarify that authorities can later amend these adopted rules. This directly impacts municipal energy authorities managing water systems and the communities they serve, ensuring continuity in water service regulation during system transfers.