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SENATE BILL NO. 1154

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S1154......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Amends existing law to clarify the auditing
authority of the Public Utilities Commission to allow the Commission to
inspect the records of a utility's holding company, parent affiliate or
subsidiary that engages directly in any transaction with the regulated
entity.

02/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12    Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/25    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/26    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04    3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-4-1
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ipsen, Keough, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs,
      Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler,
      Whitworth
      NAYS--Crow, Ingram, King, Sorensen
      Absent and excused--Parry
    Floor Sponsor - Noh
    Title apvd - to House
03/05    House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff

Bill Text

S1154


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1154

                                BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES; AMENDING SECTION 61-610, IDAHO CODE, TO  CLARIFY
 3        THE AUTHORITY OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO EXAMINE RECORDS AND TO
 4        MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

 5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        SECTION  1.  That  Section  61-610, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 7    amended to read as follows:

 8        61-610.  RIGHT TO INSPECT BOOKS AND EXAMINE EMPLOYEES.    (1)  
 9    The  commission,  each  commissioner  and each  officer and  person
10    employed by the commission shall have the right at any and all    reason-
11    able   times to inspect the accounts, books, papers and documents of any
12    public utility .  , and   The commission shall also
13    have the right to inspect the records of a public utility's  holding  company,
14    parent, affiliate, or subsidiary that engages directly in any transaction with
15    the  regulated  utility which results in expenses being incurred, allocated or
16    otherwise attributed to regulated services of a public utility.
17        (2)  T  t he commission, each commissioner and   any
18    officer  of  the  commission  or   any employee authorized to administer
19    oaths shall have power to examine under oath any officer, agent or employee of
20    such public utility in relation to the business and  affairs  of  said  public
21    utility: provided, that any person other than a commissioner  or an offi-
22    cer of the commission  demanding such inspection shall produce under the
23    seal   of  the  commission  his  authority  to  make  such  inspection  .
24     : provided further, that a   A  written record of
25    the testimony or statement so given under oath shall be made  and  filed  with
26    the commission.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                              RS08704

This Bill amends Idaho Code  61-610 to clarify the Commission's
auditing authority. In particular, the Bill provides that the
Commission has the authority to inspect the records of a public
utility's holding company, parent, affiliate or subsidiary that
engages directly in any transaction with the regulated utility where
expenses are being incurred, allocated, or otherwise attributed to
the regulated utility.






                           FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund or to the Public

Utilities Fund for FY00.











CONTACT
Name: Tonya Clark
Agency: Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Phone: 334-0316

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact       S1154