Chapter 211 Oregon Laws 2007

 

AN ACT

 

HB 2792

 

Relating to water utilities; amending ORS 757.069.

 

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

 

          SECTION 1. ORS 757.069 is amended to read:

          757.069. (1) If a customer of a water utility fails to pay a water bill for more than 120 days after the bill becomes due, the water utility shall mail notice of the delinquency to the persons who are listed as the owners of the property in the real property tax records for the county only if the utility asserts that the property owners are responsible for the bill. The notice must be mailed to the addresses of the owners as reflected in the real property tax records.

          (2) The provisions of this section apply to water utilities operated by public utilities, municipalities, cooperatives and unincorporated associations.

 

Approved by the Governor May 30, 2007

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 31, 2007

 

Effective date January 1, 2008

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