The Indiana House of Representatives recently repealed the Utility Receipts Tax from your utility bill. This results in a 1.42% reduction in your monthly water charges beginning with usage on July 1, 2022. For a typical residential customer, this will result in an approximate savings of $4.68 per year.

Prior to January 1, 2022, the utility receipts tax was 1.40% of retail receipts; effective January 1, 2022, the
utility receipt tax increased to 1.46%. On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, Governor Eric Holcomb signed into
law HEA 1002, which repeals the utility receipts tax levied on retail receipts of certain utilities, including
the Utility. HEA 1002 requires the Utility to adjust its rates and charges to reflect the repeal of the utility
receipts tax. The Utility’s current rates and charges were established by order of the Indiana Utility
Regulatory Commission (the “Commission”) through Cause 42720 on March 30, 2005, with the addition
of the public fire protection charges through a thirty-day filing which was approved by Conference Minutes
on June 15, 2005.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RATE CHANGE BY 
MARION WATER UTILITY 

​Notice is hereby given to ratepayers of the Marion Water Utility (Utility) and other interested persons that the Indiana Legislature has repealed the utility receipts tax levied on retail revenues of certain water utilities effective July 1, 2022. 

Historically, the utility receipts tax was approximately 1.4% of retail receipts embedded in the utility’s retail water rates. On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law HEA 1002, which repeals the utility receipts tax levied on retail receipts of certain utilities, including the Marion Water Utility. HEA 1002 requires the Utility to adjust its rates and charges to reflect the repeal of the utility receipts tax. The Utility’s current rates and charges were established by order of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission through Cause 42720 on March 30, 2005. 

Removal of the utility receipts tax results in an average decrease in rates of 1.42%, which in turn will result in a 1.42% decrease in adjustable operating revenues of the Utility. Actual percentage differences vary between rates and charges based on rounding of rates to two or three decimal places. 
The Utility has made a filing with the Indiana Regulatory Commission for approval of the rate decrease. If approved, the change of rate will take effect for bills to be rendered beginning July 1, 2022. Any objection should be directed in writing to: 
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Office of Utility Consumer Counselor 
Consumer Services Staff 
115 W. Washington Street 
Suite 1500 South 
Indianapolis, IN 46204 
Email: uccinfo@oucc.IN.gov