(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a utility, including an electric cooperative organized under KRS Chapter 279, shall pay interest on amounts required to be deposited by patrons to secure utility service. The commission shall calculate the interest rate on an annual basis by avera ging the one (1) year constant maturity treasury rate from September, October, and November, and shall notify utilities in December of each year of the interest rate to be paid by utilities for the following calendar year. (2) No water district organized u nder KRS Chapter 74 nor water association organized under KRS Chapter 273 shall pay interest that exceeds the rate it receives in interest, nor shall the interest payable to the customer at any time exceed six percent (6%) annually on amounts required to b e deposited by patrons to secure water accounts. (3) The commission may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section.
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