CHAPTER 584
H.P. 1820 - L.D. 2554
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy Arising from its State Government Evaluation Act Review of the Public Utilities Commission
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §120, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. E, §22, is further amended to read:
The commission shall report annually, before February 1st, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over public utilities on:
1. Budget. The commission's planned expenditures for the year and its use of funds in the previous year, including the expenditures from the Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund as established pursuant to section 116; and
2. Various fees. The waiver, exemption, receipt and expenditure of any filing fees, expenses, reimbursements or fines collected under this Title, on a case-by-case basis.;
3. Regional issues. The commission's efforts undertaken in accordance with its authority under this Title to promote and protect consumer interests through participation in and presentations before regional entities and federal agencies with jurisdiction over regional marketplaces that affect the State's consumers. The commission must provide an assessment of staffing requirements to undertake these responsibilities; and
4. Rural issues. The commission's efforts undertaken in accordance with its authority under this Title to ensure that rural areas of this State are not disadvantaged as utility industries are restructured and competitive markets developed. The commission shall identify any rural issues that it has determined may require legislative action.
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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