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To amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission, so as to subject the rates of certain water suppliers to regulation by such commission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission, is amended by adding after Code Section 46-2-23.1 a new Code section to read as follows:
"46-2-23.2.
The rates of each water supplier, other than a supplier owned or operated by this state or by a political subdivision of this state or under contract with this state or such a political subdivision for such operation, shall be subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission if such supplier has 1,000 or more taps. In fixing the rates for such supplier, the Commission may fix such rates on the ratio of the operating expenses to the operating revenues."