Municipal regulation of housing and public utilities through the cold-water supply and sanitation tariffs setting

Abstract

This article is focused upon the problem of legal recognition of the housing and public utilities regulation process through cold-water supply and sanitation tariffs setting. The author pays special attention to the Municipality’s role in the solution of the issue above and to the law enforcement practice in the Far-Eastern federal district, Jewish Autonomous Region, the Khabarovsk territory and the city of Khabarovsk, in particular. The following issues were raised by the author: the utility of the tariffs calculation rules changes made by several by-laws; the role of the Municipality in taking investment programs, as well as the role of the municipal entity as a regulator of relations between the supply organizations and consumers. The article describes the special features of the methodology of tariff regulation in the housing sector. The procedure for consideration and approval of production and investment programs of public utilities is taken as the object of the research. The problems of the tariffs setting procedure are considered and recommendations are also given by the author.