I canoni idrici sono entrate delle Regioni: allo Stato è fatto divieto di stabilire vincoli quantitativi in favore degli enti locali (nota alla sent. n. 155/2020)

This case note discusses the recent Judgment No. 155/2020 by means of which the Italian Constitutional Court declared null and void the State law provisions requiring Regions to divert to Provinces and Metropolitan Cities part of the revenues collected from hydropower concession fees. The State law provisions at hand impaired on the legislative powers of the Regions and infringed upon their financial and budget autonomy as set out by the Title V of the Italian Constitution. The last paragraph of the case note is devoted to inquire into the consequences of the Judgment for Piedmont, a Region in which the Regional Council passed its own law to allocate resources collected from hydropower companies to local authorities.