An Act To Change the Name of the Public Utilities Commission's Consumer Assistance Division
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §6-A, sub-§3, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 618, §1, is amended to read:
E. Director of consumer assistance and safety.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §949, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 618, §4, is amended to read:
E. Director of Consumer Assistance consumer assistance and safety.
Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §107, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §30, is further amended to read:
A. An administrative director, a director of telephone and water utility industries, a director of electric and gas utility industries and a director of consumer assistance and safety;
Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §107, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §31, is further amended to read:
A. The general counsel, the administrative director, the assistant administrative director, the director of telephone and water utility industries, the director of electric and gas utility industries and the director of consumer assistance and safety serve at the pleasure of the commission and their salaries must be set by the commission within the ranges established by Title 2, section 6-A.
Sec. 5. 35-A MRSA §107, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §32, is further amended to read:
C. The salaries of the other subordinate officials and employees of the commission, other than those of the general counsel, the administrative director, the assistant administrative director, the director of telephone and water utility industries, the director of electric and gas utility industries, the director of consumer assistance and safety and the staff attorney and utility analyst positions, are subject to the Civil Service Law.
Sec. 6. 35-A MRSA §704, sub-§5, ¶¶A and D, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 614, §2, are amended to read:
A.
Records containing the following information shall be are confidential and are not public records for the purpose of Title 1, section 402, subsection 3:
(1) Information acquired by the Consumer Assistance Division consumer assistance and safety division regarding the payment and credit history and financial condition of a customer who has requested the assistance of the division; and
(2) Information acquired by the Consumer Assistance Division consumer assistance and safety division regarding the medical condition of a customer or member of a customer's family.
D. The Consumer Assistance Division consumer assistance and safety division shall prepare its decisions or abstracts of decisions in a manner which that protects the confidentiality of customer information as provided by this subsection. Those decisions or abstracts of decisions shall must be available for public access.
Sec. 7. 35-A MRSA §6114, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 573, §4, is amended to read:
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.