Act No. 42 Page 1 of 1
2021
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Act No. 42 (S.124). Public service; Public Utility Commission; dams; penalties
An act relating to miscellaneous utility subjects
This act makes multiple changes to laws within the jurisdiction of the Public
Utility Commission. This act:
• clarifies that nonfederal dams under the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s jurisdiction are not under the jurisdiction of the Public
Utility Commission (PUC)
• strikes language requiring a certificate from the PUC for flood control
projects that may generate electricity
• adds language to allow the PUC’s Clerk to appoint former Commission
members to sit on a case if other members of the Commission are
disqualified or unavailable
• raises the amount of penalties for violations under Title 30
• raises the income requirements for low-income programs for electricity
customers from 150 percent of the federal poverty level to 185 percent
of the federal poverty level
• shifts the requirement to provide notice of an application for a project
of limited size and scope from the PUC to the applicant and strikes the
requirement that the notice for the application be posted on the PUC’s
website
• allows that when a change to a service territory is proposed, no hearing
is required if no one requests a hearing and the Commission does not
think a hearing is necessary
• gives the PUC the authority to grant extensions of the deadlines for
commissioning milestones for standard-offer projects for good cause
Multiple effective dates, beginning on May 20, 2021
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 10-1081, 10-1100, 30-30, 30-218, 30-248, 30-249, 30-8005a
As Passed By the Senate -- Official: 10-1081, 10-1100, 30-30, 30-218, 30-248, 30-249, 30-8005a
As Passed By the Senate -- Unofficial: 10-1081, 10-1100, 30-30, 30-218, 30-248, 30-249, 30-8005a
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 10-1081, 10-1100, 30-30, 30-218, 30-248, 30-249, 30-8005a
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 10-1081, 10-1100, 30-30, 30-218, 30-248, 30-249, 30-8005a
As Enacted: 10-1081, 10-1100, 30-30, 30-218, 30-248, 30-249, 30-8005a