WASTEWATER CORPORATIONS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide when wastewater corporations may be a public utility.

This bill amends Idaho law to clarify when wastewater corporations are classified as public utilities subject to state regulation. It defines key terms like wastewater system, service connection, and wastewater corporation, and establishes that corporations serving fewer than 100 active connections or standby capacity reservations are exempt from public utility regulation. The bill also authorizes the public utilities commission to charge reasonable oversight fees to regulated wastewater corporations and declares the law effective July 1, 2026.