123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1495 LR 2254(01)
An Act To Reduce Additional State Fees for Consumer-owned Electric Utility Customers
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe-Mello of Androscoggin
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Legislative approval of utility fees - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring any state fee or other charge imposed on consumer-owned transmission and distribution utilities to be approved by a 2/3 vote of each House of the Legislature could reduce future revenue assessed by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).  The final resolution of any fee increases proposed by the PUC cannot be predicted at this time.