§ 46-15.3-9 Collection of charges. –(a) A record shall be maintained by every supplier showing the amounts of watersold, and the amounts of water quality protection charges billed. The recordsshall be subject to public review. The water quality protection charges shallbe deemed to be trust funds for the purposes of this chapter and shall be heldin a separate account.
(1) For all suppliers, other than the city of Providenceacting through the Providence water supply board, or suppliers purchasing waterfrom the city of Providence acting through the Providence water supply board,thirty-six and one tenth percent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shallbe remitted to the treasurer of the water resources board on or before thetwentieth (20th) day of the second month following the month of billing.
(2) For suppliers purchasing water from the city ofProvidence acting through the Providence water supply board, for that portionof such supplier's retail billings representing water furnished to thepurchasers from the Providence water supply board, thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shall be remitted to theProvidence water supply board, on or before the twentieth (20th) day of thesecond month following the month of billing, and for that portion of suchsupplier's retail billings representing water furnished to the purchasers fromsources other than the Providence water supply board, thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shall be remitted to thetreasurer of the water resources board on or before the twentieth (20th) day ofthe second month following the month of billing.
(3) The amounts remitted by suppliers purchasing water fromthe city of Providence to the Providence water supply board and treasurer ofthe water resources board pursuant to the previous sentence shall be based prorata on metered water production originating from the Providence water supplyboard and from all other sources in accordance with rules and regulations to befinally promulgated by the water resources board on or before September 1, 1992.
(b) For all suppliers, including the city of Providenceacting through the Providence water supply board, fifty-seven percent (57.0%)of the amount billed each month shall be remitted through the water resourcesboard to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island on or before thetwentieth (20th) day of the second month following the month of billing andshall be deposited as general revenues.
(c) All suppliers may disburse the six and nine tenthspercent (6.9%) of the charges collected and retained by the supplier as anadministrative charge for any purpose relating to the operation of thesupplier. All suppliers shall use or pledge the thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the charges to pay principal or interest on bonds, notes, orother obligations issued for the purposes of this chapter or lease payments inconnection with any bonds, notes, or obligations. It shall not be necessary forany supplier of public drinking water whose rates may be regulated by thepublic utilities commission, pursuant to chapter 1 of title 39, to obtainapproval from the commission for billing of the water quality protectioncharge. The public utilities commission shall not, in determining rates for anysupplier hereunder, consider the funds billed hereunder when determiningrevenue requirements for the supplier.
(d) In no event shall any supplier be responsible to collector pay more than a single water quality protection charge with respect to watersold by such supplier, whether the date of sale was on, before, or after July1, 1992.
§ 46-15.3-9 Collection of charges. –(a) A record shall be maintained by every supplier showing the amounts of watersold, and the amounts of water quality protection charges billed. The recordsshall be subject to public review. The water quality protection charges shallbe deemed to be trust funds for the purposes of this chapter and shall be heldin a separate account.
(1) For all suppliers, other than the city of Providenceacting through the Providence water supply board, or suppliers purchasing waterfrom the city of Providence acting through the Providence water supply board,thirty-six and one tenth percent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shallbe remitted to the treasurer of the water resources board on or before thetwentieth (20th) day of the second month following the month of billing.
(2) For suppliers purchasing water from the city ofProvidence acting through the Providence water supply board, for that portionof such supplier's retail billings representing water furnished to thepurchasers from the Providence water supply board, thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shall be remitted to theProvidence water supply board, on or before the twentieth (20th) day of thesecond month following the month of billing, and for that portion of suchsupplier's retail billings representing water furnished to the purchasers fromsources other than the Providence water supply board, thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shall be remitted to thetreasurer of the water resources board on or before the twentieth (20th) day ofthe second month following the month of billing.
(3) The amounts remitted by suppliers purchasing water fromthe city of Providence to the Providence water supply board and treasurer ofthe water resources board pursuant to the previous sentence shall be based prorata on metered water production originating from the Providence water supplyboard and from all other sources in accordance with rules and regulations to befinally promulgated by the water resources board on or before September 1, 1992.
(b) For all suppliers, including the city of Providenceacting through the Providence water supply board, fifty-seven percent (57.0%)of the amount billed each month shall be remitted through the water resourcesboard to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island on or before thetwentieth (20th) day of the second month following the month of billing andshall be deposited as general revenues.
(c) All suppliers may disburse the six and nine tenthspercent (6.9%) of the charges collected and retained by the supplier as anadministrative charge for any purpose relating to the operation of thesupplier. All suppliers shall use or pledge the thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the charges to pay principal or interest on bonds, notes, orother obligations issued for the purposes of this chapter or lease payments inconnection with any bonds, notes, or obligations. It shall not be necessary forany supplier of public drinking water whose rates may be regulated by thepublic utilities commission, pursuant to chapter 1 of title 39, to obtainapproval from the commission for billing of the water quality protectioncharge. The public utilities commission shall not, in determining rates for anysupplier hereunder, consider the funds billed hereunder when determiningrevenue requirements for the supplier.
(d) In no event shall any supplier be responsible to collector pay more than a single water quality protection charge with respect to watersold by such supplier, whether the date of sale was on, before, or after July1, 1992.
§ 46-15.3-9 Collection of charges. –(a) A record shall be maintained by every supplier showing the amounts of watersold, and the amounts of water quality protection charges billed. The recordsshall be subject to public review. The water quality protection charges shallbe deemed to be trust funds for the purposes of this chapter and shall be heldin a separate account.
(1) For all suppliers, other than the city of Providenceacting through the Providence water supply board, or suppliers purchasing waterfrom the city of Providence acting through the Providence water supply board,thirty-six and one tenth percent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shallbe remitted to the treasurer of the water resources board on or before thetwentieth (20th) day of the second month following the month of billing.
(2) For suppliers purchasing water from the city ofProvidence acting through the Providence water supply board, for that portionof such supplier's retail billings representing water furnished to thepurchasers from the Providence water supply board, thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shall be remitted to theProvidence water supply board, on or before the twentieth (20th) day of thesecond month following the month of billing, and for that portion of suchsupplier's retail billings representing water furnished to the purchasers fromsources other than the Providence water supply board, thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the amount billed each month shall be remitted to thetreasurer of the water resources board on or before the twentieth (20th) day ofthe second month following the month of billing.
(3) The amounts remitted by suppliers purchasing water fromthe city of Providence to the Providence water supply board and treasurer ofthe water resources board pursuant to the previous sentence shall be based prorata on metered water production originating from the Providence water supplyboard and from all other sources in accordance with rules and regulations to befinally promulgated by the water resources board on or before September 1, 1992.
(b) For all suppliers, including the city of Providenceacting through the Providence water supply board, fifty-seven percent (57.0%)of the amount billed each month shall be remitted through the water resourcesboard to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island on or before thetwentieth (20th) day of the second month following the month of billing andshall be deposited as general revenues.
(c) All suppliers may disburse the six and nine tenthspercent (6.9%) of the charges collected and retained by the supplier as anadministrative charge for any purpose relating to the operation of thesupplier. All suppliers shall use or pledge the thirty-six and one tenthpercent (36.1%) of the charges to pay principal or interest on bonds, notes, orother obligations issued for the purposes of this chapter or lease payments inconnection with any bonds, notes, or obligations. It shall not be necessary forany supplier of public drinking water whose rates may be regulated by thepublic utilities commission, pursuant to chapter 1 of title 39, to obtainapproval from the commission for billing of the water quality protectioncharge. The public utilities commission shall not, in determining rates for anysupplier hereunder, consider the funds billed hereunder when determiningrevenue requirements for the supplier.
(d) In no event shall any supplier be responsible to collector pay more than a single water quality protection charge with respect to watersold by such supplier, whether the date of sale was on, before, or after July1, 1992.
