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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59777</law_id><section_number>56-265.13:7</section_number><catch_line>Regulation by State Corporation Commission</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="10.2:1">Small Water or Sewer Public Utility Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Every small water or sewer utility subject to this chapter shall be subject only to the following provisions: &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Authority to investigate utility operations to determine efficiency" href="/56-234.4/">56-234.4</a>, <a class="law" title="Public utilities required to file schedules of rates and charges; rules and regulations; when detariffing of telephone services to be permitted" href="/56-236/">56-236</a>, <a class="law" title="Appeal from action of Commission" href="/56-239/">56-239</a>, <a class="law" title="Temporary increase in rates" href="/56-245/">56-245</a>, <a class="law" title="Meters to be kept in good working condition; defective meters" href="/56-245.1/">56-245.1</a>, <a class="law" title="Tests and equipment therefor" href="/56-246/">56-246</a>, <a class="law" title="Commission to require public utilities to follow certain procedures" href="/56-247.1/">56-247.1</a> through <a class="law" title="Commission to prescribe standard units of products or service" href="/56-248/">56-248</a>, <a class="law" title="Reports by utilities" href="/56-249/">56-249</a> through <a class="law" title="Certain records to be maintained" href="/56-249.2/">56-249.2</a>, <a class="law" title="Commission may authorize action by public utility in time of emergency or shortage; plans" href="/56-250/">56-250</a>, <a class="law" title="Sale or lease of plants to cities or towns" href="/56-254/">56-254</a>, <a class="law" title="Powers of corporations generally; rights, powers, privileges and immunities, etc" href="/56-256/">56-256</a> through <a class="law" title="Certain sections not to limit Commission's powers" href="/56-265/">56-265</a>, and Chapters 1 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/56-1/">56-1</a> et seq.), 2 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Powers" href="/56-49/">56-49</a> et seq.), 5 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/56-88/">56-88</a> et seq.) and 10.1 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/56-265.1/">56-265.1</a> et seq.) of Title 56. Small water or sewer utilities shall not be subject to Chapters 3 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/56-55/">56-55</a> et seq.) and 4 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/56-76/">56-76</a> et seq.) of Title 56. <a id="paragraph-218944" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/56-265.13_7/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> is authorized to promulgate any rules necessary to implement this chapter. <a id="paragraph-218945" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/56-265.13_7/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1986, c. 323; 1992, c. 376; 1994, c. 313; 1996, c. 48.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
