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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING RHODE ISLAND'S ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REVIEW | |
THE RECENT INCREASE IN WATER CHARGES BY THE KENT COUNTY WATER | |
AUTHORITY AND THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Noret, Bennett, and Solomon | |
Date Introduced: January 15, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
1 | WHEREAS, Government plays an important role in both establishing water utilities to |
2 | keep the public's water safe and available, and in the protection of consumers' rights to acquire |
3 | this vital necessity at a financially reasonable rate; and |
4 | WHEREAS, In October of 2020, customers of the Kent County Water Authority received |
5 | quarterly bills that far exceeded their previous quarterly billing charges. In one notable incident, |
6 | the water bill for Centerville Glen Condominium in the City of Warwick, was reportedly an |
7 | estimated four hundred fifty-five percent higher than its previous quarterly bill with no given |
8 | reason provided for the increase; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Numerous requests and inquiries have been issued to the Kent County |
10 | Water Authority for an investigation and explanation for the increases, but to date, have not been |
11 | vetted or answered; now, therefore be it |
12 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
13 | respectfully requests the Rhode Island Attorney General to review the major increase in water |
14 | charges by the Kent County Water Authority and the Public Utilities Commission and report back |
15 | to the Rhode Island House of Representatives on or before June 1, 2021; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
2 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Attorney General Peter F. Neronha. |
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