1. (1) This rule applies to an application to transfer a regulated utility to a governmental authority pursuant to Section 367.071(4)(a), F.S.

2. (2) Each applicant for acknowledgement of the transfer of facilities, or any portion thereof, from a regulated utility to a governmental authority shall file the information set forth in paragraphs (a) through (h), below, with the Office of Commission Clerk. Form PSC 1009 (12/15) entitled “Application for Transfer to a Governmental Authority,” which is incorporated by reference in this rule and is available at HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06246" http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06246, is an example application that may be completed by the applicant and filed with the Office of Commission Clerk to comply with this subsection. This form may also be obtained from the Commission’s website, www.floridapsc.com.

   1. (a) The certificated name, address, telephone number, certificate number(s), authorized representative, and, if available, email address and fax number of the utility;
   2. (b) The name, address, and telephone number, and authorized representative, and, if available, email address and fax number of the governmental authority;
   3. (c) The date on which the governmental authority assumed ownership or proposes to assume ownership, operation, management, or control of the utility;
   4. (d) A copy of the contract or other document transferring the utility system to the governmental authority;
   5. (e) A statement that the governmental authority obtained from the utility or Commission the most recent available annual report;
   6. (f) A statement describing the disposition of customer deposits and interest thereon;
   7. (g) A statement regarding the disposition of any outstanding regulatory assessment fees, fines or refunds owed; and,

   8. (h) If a utility is transferring only a portion of its facilities to a governmental authority, it must provide the following additional information:

      1. A list of any utility assets not transferred to the governmental authority, if such remaining assets constitute a system providing or proposing to provide water or wastewater service to the public for compensation;

      2. A legal description of the territory not transferred to the governmental authority in the format prescribed in Rule 25-30.029, F.A.C.;

      3. An official county tax assessment map or other map showing township, range, and section with a scale such as 1'' = 200' or 1'' = 400', with the remaining territory plotted thereon, consistent with the legal description provided in paragraph (2)(h)2., above; and,

      4. Tariff sheets reflecting the remaining territory. Form PSC 1010 (12/15), entitled “Water Tariff” and Form PSC 1011 (12/15), entitled “Wastewater Tariff,” which are incorporated by reference in Rule 25-30.033, F.A.C., are example tariffs that may be completed by the applicant and included in the application. These forms may also be obtained from the Commission’s website, www.floridapsc.com.

Rulemaking Authority 350.127(2), 367.121 FS. Law Implemented 367.045, 367.071 FS. History–New 1-4-16.