H. B. 2082
(By Delegate Louisos)
[Introduced February 9, 2005; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §64-3-1a, relating to
amending the Public Service Commission, tariff rules,
legislative rules; relating to accelerated rate procedures for
gas, water and electric utilities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §64-3-1a
, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENT TO PROMULGATE
LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-3-1a. Public Service Commission tariff rules; accelerated rate
procedure for gas, water, and electric utilities.
The legislative rule of the Public Service Commission, tariff
rules, contained in title one hundred fifty, relating to accelerated rate procedure for gas, water and electric utilities is
reauthorized with amendments, as follows:
On page eight of the published code of state rules, section
thirteen, by deleting subsection 13.2.1.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to amend the legislative
rules of the Public Service Commission relative to accelerated rate
procedure for gas, water and electric utilities and eliminating
Rule 150-2-13.2.1 that allows a gas utility to apply for
adjustments in rates charged annually for the twelve-month period
from November 1 through October 31.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.