‘Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §6112, sub-§1, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 529, §2, are amended to read:
A. For a utility with total annual revenues up to $85,000, an amount up to 10% 12% of the revenues required to operate the utility; and
B. For a utility with total annual revenues in excess of $85,000, an amount up to 5% 7% of the revenues required to operate the utility.
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §6112, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 529, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §6112, sub-§3-B is enacted to read:
3-B. Authorized uses; commission review. A consumer-owned water utility may expend amounts collected pursuant to this section for purposes allowed under other provisions of this Title and to reimburse consumers in the event of a water system failure that causes damage to the consumer's property. Any expenditures from amounts collected pursuant to this section are subject to review by the commission in accordance with this Title.
This subsection may not be construed to waive any immunity or limitation on damages available to consumer-owned water utilities that exists under the Maine Tort Claims Act, any other statute or the common law.’