AN ACT relating to the merger of water districts.

Amend KRS 74.361 to allow a fiscal court to request that the Public Service Commission order the merger of water districts or portions of water districts within its county; require the Public Service Commission to prepare a written feasibility report and study upon receiving the merger request from the fiscal court.

Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: March 2, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

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This bill would allow a county's fiscal court to formally request that the Public Service Commission combine water districts or parts of water districts within that county. Before any merger could proceed, the Public Service Commission would be required to produce a written study examining whether the merger is feasible. Who it may affect: county governments and residents who receive water service from local water districts.

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