Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for House Bill No. 1563

BY: Representative Faulkner

AMEND on line 13 before "The" by inserting "(1)".

AMEND further on line 64 by inserting the following:

     (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any municipality that establishes a utility board or commission that provides utility services both within and outside the corporate limits of the municipality, the governing authorities of each county in which the utility provides service outside the municipal limits shall have the authority to appoint one (1) member each to the utility board or commission, provided that no more than two (2) total members shall be appointed under this subsection.

     (3) Each county governing authority eligible to make an appointment under this section shall make such appointment within sixty (60) days after the municipality has appointed its initial members to the utility board or commission.

     (4) If a county governing authority fails to appoint a member within the sixty-day period prescribed in subsection (3) of this section, the governing authorities of the municipality shall have the authority to appoint the remaining member or members that would have otherwise been appointed by the county or counties.

     (5) Members appointed pursuant to this section shall meet all qualifications, terms of service, and ethical requirements applicable to members of the utility board or commission under this chapter and shall represent the interests of utility customers residing outside the municipal boundaries.