Health & Saf. Code, § 116773.2 · Chapter 4.7. Water and Wastewater System Payments Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Health & Saf. Code, § 116773.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Community water system” has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275.
(b) “COVID-19 pandemic bill relief period” means the period from March 4, 2020, to December 31, 2022, inclusive, and includes any customer billing period that includes these dates.
(c) “Enterprise revenue” means revenues of the water or wastewater enterprise of the community water system or wastewater treatment provider.
(d) “Past-due bills” means customer water bills that are 60 days or more past due and includes both active and inactive accounts, and accounts that have payment plans or payment arrangements.
(e) “Proportional basis” means based on the percentage of the total statewide need for community water system reimbursement under this chapter, estimated by the state board, and the total assistance available for disbursement.
(f) “Small community water system” has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275.
(g) “State board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
(h) “Wastewater treatment provider” means any of the following:
(1) A city, county, special district, or joint powers authority that provides wastewater collection, treatment, or disposal service through a publicly owned treatment works.
(2) Any privately owned facility used in the treatment or reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes, and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Sections 216 and 230.6 of, and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 701) of Part 1 of Division 1 of, the Public Utilities Code.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 51, Sec. 14. (SB 122) Effective July 10, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 116773.8. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 116773.8.
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