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Alabama Amendment 9, Public Service Commission to Regulate Private Sewer System in Lake View Amendment

Alabama Ballot Measure - HB 148

Election: Nov. 8, 2022 (General)

Outcome: Passed

Categories:

Government Operations

Summary

This amendment applies only to the Town of Lake View in Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties.

If the majority of the voters vote “yes” on Amendment 9, certain privately owned sewage treatment plants in the Town of Lake View in Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties will be regulated by the Alabama Public Service Commission.

If the majority of the voters vote “no” on Amendment 9, certain privately owned sewage treatment plants in the Town of Lake View in Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties will not be regulated by the Alabama Public Service Commission.

There are no costs to Amendment 9.

The Constitutional authority for passage of Amendment 9 is set forth in accordance with Sections 284 and 285 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. These sections outline the method a constitutional amendment may be put to the people of the State for a vote.

Measure Text

Relating to Jefferson County and Tuscaloosa County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to bring certain privately owned sewer systems that use public rights-of-way of public roads in the city limits of Lake View under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission, beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2027.
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