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HB 794·TN·house

Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, establishes a process for a municipality that operates a sewerage system outside of its corporate boundaries and has imposed a moratorium on new sewer connections outside of its corporate boundaries for a period of five or more consecutive years to extend sanitary sewer service or allow sewer connection only to property located within an adjacency area if the property owner or developer agrees to pay, or the municipality assesses, a housing surcharge...

Signed into LawFiled Feb 4, 2025
Sponsor: Vaughan
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1059

May 27, 2026

Summary

The bill creates a process for cities that run sewer systems outside their corporate limits and have imposed a moratorium on new connections for five or more consecutive years. Those municipalities may now extend sanitary sewer service or permit connections within an adjacency area, provided the property owner or developer pays a housing surcharge. It also updates several code sections, including changing a notice period from ten calendar days to ten business days.

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