Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-30 - WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY RULES › Section 25-30.037 - Application for Authority to Transfer

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				This rule applies to any application for the transfer of an existing water or
				wastewater utility, regardless of whether service is currently being provided.
				The application for transfer may result in the transfer or cancellation of the
				seller's existing certificate, amendment of the buyer's existing certificate or
				granting of an original certificate to the buyer, or a transfer of majority
				organizational control of the utility.
(a) If
				a transfer occurs prior to Commission approval, the utility shall submit an
				application for authority to transfer no later than 90 days after the sale
				closing date.
(b) When a utility
				applies for any of the following transfer authorizations by the Commission, it
				shall provide its application as prescribed in the appropriate subsection
				below:
1. A transfer of a regulated utility to
				another regulated utility shall be pursuant to subsection (2) below;
2. A transfer of an exempt entity to a
				regulated utility shall be pursuant to subsection (3) below;
3. A transfer of a utility in a
				nonjurisdictional county to a regulated utility that results in a system whose
				service transverses county boundaries shall be pursuant to subsection (3)
				below;
4. A change of majority
				organizational control of a regulated utility shall be pursuant to subsection
				(4) below; or
5. A transfer of a
				regulated utility to an exempt entity other than a governmental authority shall
				be pursuant to subsection (5) below.
(c) Form PSC 1005 (12/15), entitled
				"Application for Transfer of Certificates or Facilities from a Regulated
				Utility to Another Regulated Utility, " which is incorporated by reference in
				this rule and which is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06242
,
				Form PSC 1006 (12/15), entitled "Application for Transfer of an Exempt Entity
				to a Regulated Utility or Transfer of a Utility in a Non-jurisdictional County
				to a Regulated Utility That Results in a System Whose Service Transverses
				County Boundaries, " which is incorporated by reference in this rule and which
				is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06243
,
				Form PSC 1007 (12/15), entitled "Application for a Transfer of Majority
				Organizational Control of a Regulated Utility, " which is incorporated by
				reference in this rule and which is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06244
,
				and Form PSC 1008 (12/15), entitled "Application for Transfer of Facilities
				from a Regulated Utility to an Exempt Entity Other Than a Governmental
				Authority, " which is incorporated by reference in this rule and which is
				available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06245
,
				are example applications that may be completed by the applicant and filed with
				the Office of Commission Clerk to comply with subsection (2), (3), (4), or (5)
				below, respectively. These forms may also be obtained from the Commission's
				website,
www.floridapsc.com
.