To enact sections 4781.401, 4934.01, 4934.02, 4934.03, 4934.04, 5311.082, and 5321.061 of the Revised Code to require the Public Utilities Commission to set the maximum fees that a manufactured home park operator, condominium unit owners association, and landlord may charge for electric, gas, water, or related services, or for sewage disposal service provided to a resident, unit owner, or tenant when a submeter is used to measure public utility service to the premises.

Section 1. That sections 4781.401, 4934.01, 4934.02, 4934.03, 4934.04, 5311.082, and 5321.061 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 4781.401.  A park operator shall comply with Chapter 4934. of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4934.01. As used in this chapter:

(A) "Competitive retail electric service" has the same meaning as in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) "Competitive retail natural gas service" has the same meaning as in section 4929.01 of the Revised Code.

(C) "Cooperative" means an entity that is owned and operated exclusively by and solely for its customers to provide electric, gas, water, or sewage disposal service and includes an electric cooperative as defined in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Dwelling unit," "landlord," and "tenant" have the same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.

(E) "Electric light company," "gas company," "heating or cooling company," "natural gas company," "sewage disposal system company," and "water-works company" have the same meanings as in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code.

(F) "Manufactured home" has the same meaning as in division (C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code.

(G) "Mobile home" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code.

(H) "Park operator" and "resident" have the same meanings as in section 4781.01 of the Revised Code.

(I) "Premises" means a dwelling unit, manufactured home, mobile home, or unit.

(J) "Public utility" means any retail supplier of electric, gas, water, or related services or of sewage disposal service, including, but not limited to, an electric light company, gas company, natural gas company, water-works company, heating or cooling company, sewage disposal system company, municipal corporation, cooperative, provider of competitive retail electric service, or provider of competitive retail natural gas service.

(K) "Submeter" means a device that measures only the amount of electric, gas, water, or related services or of sewage disposal service provided to the premises of a resident, unit owner, or tenant, but does not include a meter of a resident, unit owner, or tenant who is a customer of the public utility providing the service.

(L) "Unit," "unit owner," and "unit owners association" have the same meanings as in section 5311.01 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4934.02.  A park operator, unit owners association, or landlord may install a submeter to measure public utility service provided to the premises of a resident, unit owner, or tenant.

Sec. 4934.03.  If a park operator, unit owners association, or landlord provides for the measurement of public utility service to a premises through a submeter, the park operator, unit owners association, or landlord shall charge a resident, unit owner, or tenant not more than the actual charge by the public utility for providing the utility service to that premises, plus an administrative fee not exceeding the amount allowed by section 4934.04 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4934.04.  The public utilities commission shall adopt rules that specify the maximum administrative fee that a park operator, unit owners association, or landlord may charge a resident, unit owner, or tenant for public utility service provided to the premises of the resident, unit owner, or tenant when the resident, unit owner, or tenant is not a customer of the public utility providing the service.

Sec. 5311.082.  A unit owners association shall comply with Chapter 4934. of the Revised Code.

Sec. 5321.061.  A landlord shall comply with Chapter 4934. of the Revised Code.