An Act To Streamline the Review of Minor Tariff Filings of Consumer-owned Water Utilities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §6104, sub-§12 is enacted to read:
12. Exemption. An increase or decrease of any rate, toll or charge for a service other than the provision of water that will not increase the revenues of a consumer-owned water utility by more than 1% is exempt from the provisions of this section.
summary
This bill exempts the increase or decrease of any rate, toll or charge for a service other than the provision of water that will not increase the revenues of a consumer-owned water utility by more than 1% from the laws requiring that rate changes of consumer-owned water utilities be subject to suspension, investigation, hearing or rate substitution by the Public Utilities Commission.