S.2263

Rhode Island S2263 prohibits municipalities from charging existing agricultural operations for water utility extensions.

Rhode Island S2263 amends the Farmland Preservation Act to prohibit cities, towns, quasi-municipal corporations, and public corporations from assessing existing agricultural operations or agricultural land for the extension of water utilities past the property. The bill also prohibits the imposition of any connection fee for such extensions. The agricultural operation may tie into any sewer utility extension made past that property for the normal cost of tie-in and no cost for the infrastructure improvement except for its base usable charge.