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utility may present testimony and may question the officials | | present regarding the proposed rate change. |
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| | | 2. Notification. The consumer-owned transmission and | | distribution utility shall, at least 30 days prior to the | | hearing, publish a notice of the amount of the proposed rate | | change, the percent of change for each customer class and the | | hearing, including the date, time, place and purpose of the | | hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area | | encompassed by the consumer-owned transmission and | | distribution utility. In addition, 60 days prior to the | | hearing, the consumer-owned transmission and distribution | utility shall notify the commission and the Public Advocate | | its intent to change rates, tolls or charges. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 35-A MRSA §3502, sub-§3, ķE, as amended by PL 1993, c. 589, | | §3, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 35-A MRSA §3502, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. | | A, §86 and affected by §§104 and 105, is further amended to | | read: |
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| | | 5. Supporting materials. The consumer-owned transmission | | and distribution utility shall file a copy of all materials | supporting the proposed rate change with the commission and | the Public Advocate | | copy of all material supporting the proposed rate change must | | be made available to customers for examination at the offices | | of the consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility | | for at least 30 days prior to the hearing. The consumer-owned | | transmission and distribution utility shall promptly provide | | any relevant additional material or information requested by a | customer or by the commission or by the Public Advocate |
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| | | Sec. 13. 35-A MRSA §6104, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 255, §8, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Utilities that elect to set rates under this section. | | Consumer-owned water utilities that elect to set rates under | | this section may not increase or decrease any rate, toll or | charge without first holding a public hearing at which the | Public Advocate and | | the officials present regarding the proposed rate change. |
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| | | Sec. 14. 35-A MRSA §6104, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 255, §9, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Notice of proposed rate change and hearing. The | | consumer-owned water utility shall, at least 14 days prior to | | the hearing, publish a notice of the proposed rate change and | | the |
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