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H0347aa....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - RECORDS - Amends existing law to clarify the
authority of the Public Utilities Commission to examine certain records of
a public utility's holding company, parent, affiliate or subsidiary.
02/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/01 Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/08 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/12 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/13 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/15 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 64-0-6
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones,
Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley,
McKague, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan(Block),
Tilman, Trail, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Campbell, Gagner, Henbest, Meyer, Wheeler, Wood
Floor Sponsor -- Stevenson
Title apvd - to Senate
03/16 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 32-1-2
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lodge, Noh,
Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne,
Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- Sorensen
Absent and excused -- Hawkins, Lee
Floor Sponsor -- Noh
Title apvd - to House
03/29 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/30 To Governor
04/11 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 385
Effective: 07/01/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 347
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) The commission,
9 each commissioner and each officer and person employed by the commission shall
10 have the right at any and all reasonable times to inspect the accounts, books,
11 papers and documents of any public utility., and The commission shall also
12 have the right to inspect the records of a public utility's holding company,
13 parent, affiliate, or subsidiary that engages directly in any transaction with
14 the regulated utility which results in expenses being incurred, allocated or
15 otherwise attributed to regulated services of a public utility.
16 (2) Tthe commission, each commissioner and any officer of the commission
17 or any employee authorized to administer oaths shall have power to examine
18 under oath any officer, agent or employee of such public utility in relation
19 to the business and affairs of said public utility: provided, that any person
20 other than a commissioner or an officer of the commission demanding such
21 inspection shall produce under the seal of the commission his authority to
22 make such inspection.: provided further, that a A written record of the testi-
23 mony or statement so given under oath shall be made and filed with the commis-
24 sion.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
Moved by Smylie
Seconded by Stone
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 347
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 15, following "utility" insert: ";
3 provided however, the commission may inspect only those records which are nec-
4 essary to determine whether such expense was properly incurred and should be
5 included, in whole or in part, in the public utility's rates".
6 CORRECTION TO TITLE
7 On page 1, in line 3, following "EXAMINE" insert: "CERTAIN".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 347, As Amended
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 CERTAIN
4 RECORDS AND TO 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) The commission,
9 each commissioner and each officer and person employed by the commission shall
10 have the right at any and all reasonable times to inspect the accounts, books,
11 papers and documents of any public utility., and The commission shall also
12 have the right to inspect the records of a public utility's holding company,
13 parent, affiliate, or subsidiary that engages directly in any transaction with
14 the regulated utility which results in expenses being incurred, allocated or
15 otherwise attributed to regulated services of a public utility; provided how-
16 ever, the commission may inspect only those records which are necessary to
17 determine whether such expense was properly incurred and should be included,
18 in whole or in part, in the public utility's rates.
19 (2) Tthe commission, each commissioner and any officer of the commission
20 or any employee authorized to administer oaths shall have power to examine
21 under oath any officer, agent or employee of such public utility in relation
22 to the business and affairs of said public utility: provided, that any person
23 other than a commissioner or an officer of the commission demanding such
24 inspection shall produce under the seal of the commission his authority to
25 make such inspection.: provided further, that a A written record of the testi-
26 mony or statement so given under oath shall be made and filed with the commis-
27 sion.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS11101
This measure will clarify that the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission has authority to inspect the records of a public
utility’s holding company, parent, affiliate, or subsidiary
that engages directly in transactions with the regulated
utility.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
Contact
Name: Sen. Laird Noh
Phone: 208/332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 347