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B-166506 1 (1974-07-02)

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DECISION





FILE:   B-166506


'JUL 2 1974


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MATTER OF:         UZ3 Of xd ValOrcm tax to satisfy Statutory T,3(uirL-eit
                for a user charge systaci for wiater. trCztamnt t~ratse


DIGEST:


Stantuton., racuir -nt t.'t rmcntoos under Plul.lia
Laui 92-f:C-' Y-11 ndot>t -ystcn 0i chamzcs U ta
ea1ch~ raciricat ot =.-sta traMat~cnt arvicos &_nail pay
its   ponrt.orte  Ca1e  01 tr  tzcm.t ;-Vr:-S, ou-ration
a-ad ziato~ianica coz6s is. n-ot rt !v usa o-f rd valoremi
tax   since Totctiall- lamre mrzrof  users--i.rz., M~x
QcX~t  proDcrties--l-rill not n~ay ior -.y rrvices; an
Vaiorcm~tz  co: oL CLchlevc                   0i~ iintd-roo
prorrtio.aalitv accordin, to use ad hence dioes rot
rc~rd   Co-=ns ation of .:ater; zclid Cona'ress iatcdcd
adoption of user charge  &ad not tax to rai4se neededd


     We haive beent zenuested to render a dcci~lon as 11to t-he propriety
of tte 1'nviro~artt  Protectiora At-cncv s (*iA) autior-in; ± r'a
rcipicats  to ueci - ti e usear C;r-a eir~~t  o  --cation 2 4( ) (1)
of the Federal Uatcr 1?oliutica- Control Ji-,t (2C)as m-!cnded l.
Public lav 92-LiX), :>3 U.&'.C. (Sux . 1) 7j!¼C)    hr-      h
of an ad valore- tax2 systau. in coflflction l ta~f tha i~atter, xm
bave considered tie vliws of EVA an-i ote~r coaccrned parties.

     Subsectioa 204(b)(1) of thc rIC  v  rides that :' PA's Adrminis-
trator c oald not ~voeany f':aat for   arrv Voratraent *,r.- after
Harch lp 1973, uaicss3 ha srial first have dC1te ained that the
applicant (A) 11=s 4zlo)ted or A 11l adont a -:tc= of chiar.-cs to
&&care tat  =c-i~c.~n      of wze   trtr    a   vices -;I'hn th3
           app~ca~  ~ ~    .~I~iccriaodbytfe la iitrator,  -1.

      Qz                   .an       f wasta catm ,a o.. rvincad vroidc~d
tha aldcat          ~    u~to        (2) pr-eIar that t-io %ainistra-
tor xc.ml isaum   f-_idli-Lws a-rtiabla to rx-!znt oQ,6 tmrma tfcatn
costs by indu  tria aud noaiudustriai recipicats of ie-ste troeaicat
services viich -

     shall eztabliell (A) c10szes of users of such services,
     including cata;.ories of industrial users; (B) criteria
     egaifl~t wich to dateraina ti-18 adequacy of c~iar-es Imposed


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Q    THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
          OF   THE UNITED STATES
          WASHINGTON, 0. C..20548
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