Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §304, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:

§304. Filing of schedules of rates, terms and conditions

Every public utility shall file with the commission, within a time to be fixed by the commission, schedules which shall that must be open to public inspection. The schedules shall must show all rates, tolls and charges which that the utility has established and which that are in force at the time for any service performed by it within the State, or for any service in connection with or performed by any public utility controlled or operated by it or in conjunction with it. Every public utility shall file with and as part of its schedules all terms and conditions that in any manner affect the rates charged or to be charged for any service.

Public utility schedules which that were formerly designated as rules shall be are designated as terms and conditions. All such schedules to be filed with the commission shall must be designated as terms and conditions.

The commission may require any utility or licensee subject to the jurisdiction of the commission to provide information to the commission regarding the lowest prices for retail service.__The information must be provided in a format as agreed upon by the commission and the Public Advocate and may be used only for the purpose of preparing and publishing rate comparisons for utility services that are subject to competition.__The commission may not require a utility to provide the information required by this section more than twice a year.

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §1708, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6, is amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

The Public Advocate may not require more than twice a year any utility or licensee subject to the commission's jurisdiction to provide information concerning the lowest available prices for retail service in a format to be specified jointly by the commission and the Public Advocate.__The information may be used only for the purpose of preparing and publishing rate comparisons for utility services that are subject to any degree of competition.