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Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; Rates; Service

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Application of article to municipal public utilities

Declaration of policy

Definitions

Jurisdiction and powers of commission

Investigations and arbitration of billing and services between public utilities and customers

Bonding of commission employees; preference for full-time employees; additional personnel

Public service commission staff; Personnel Board to establish salaries; duties of staff; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

Attorney for public service commission

Section
77-3-10

Regulated utilities to file with commission copies of contracts with affiliates; authority of commission to disallow certain payments as operating costs

Section
77-3-11

Certificate of public convenience and necessity required; exceptions; complaints prompting hearing as to adequacy of service

Section
77-3-12

Certificate of public convenience and necessity grants exclusive right to public utility to provide services for which certificate issued; utility systems authorized to extend facilities through certificated area of another utility for purposes other than certificated need

Section
77-3-13

Issuance of certificates; temporary certificates; cancelability review upon change of ownership

Section
77-3-14

Certificate of public convenience and necessity required for construction of electrical generating and transmitting facilities; commission to maintain analysis of electricity needs in state

Section
77-3-15

Two or more persons holding certificates for similar operations in same municipality

Section
77-3-16

Bids required on certain public utility contracts; exceptions; list of contractors and suppliers

Section
77-3-17

Operation of public utility following expiration of municipal franchise; municipal acquisition of utility

Section
77-3-19

Applicant for certificate must obtain a municipal franchise

Section
77-3-21

Hearing on adequacy of service afforded by certificate holder

Section
77-3-22

Placement of privately owned water and sewer systems in receivership; conditions

Section
77-3-22.1

Preferences in transfer of ownership of privately owned water or sewer system in receivership

Section
77-3-23

Procedure for sale, assignment, lease or transfer of certificate

Section
77-3-25

Unlawful sale, lease, assignment or transfer of certificate or certain other utility property

Section
77-3-27

Commission to investigate violations

Section
77-3-29

Extension of service

Section
77-3-31

Accounts and depreciation reports of utilities

Section
77-3-33

Rates, classifications and service of utilities

Section
77-3-35

Regulation of rates and charges generally; approval of certain contracts of utilities; regulation of provision of telecommunication services; adoption of alternative methods of regulation; Public Service Commission authorized to regulate only rates, terms and conditions of certain switched access services and single-line flat rate voice communication services; incumbent local exchange carrier to provide primary single-line flat rate voice communication service to premises of permanent residence or business within its franchised service territory if cost to requesting party does not exceed certain amount; commission to retain exclusive original jurisdiction over customer complaints for services continuing to be regulated; certain telecommunication utilities required only to file financial or service quality information required to be filed with Federal Communications Commission

Section
77-3-36

Recovery of costs of political advertising from ratepayers prohibited; recovery of costs of promotional or institutional advertising regulated; definitions

Section
77-3-37

Changes in rates

Section
77-3-39

Hearing on rate change; suspension of proposed rates

Section
77-3-40

Hearing examiners; powers and duties; reports, recommended decisions and orders of examiners; procedures

Section
77-3-41

Rates fixed by commission

Section
77-3-42

Rate increase resulting from fuel adjustment clauses or riders; audits of fuel purchases

Section
77-3-43

Determination of rate base

Section
77-3-44

Rate-regulated electric public utilities authorized to undertake economic development activities

Section
77-3-45

Promulgation of rules and regulations

Section
77-3-46

Management reviews of public utility companies

Section
77-3-47

Hearings by commission

Section
77-3-49

Issuance of process by commission; witnesses

Section
77-3-51

Depositions by agreement

Section
77-3-53

Certified copies of documents and orders as evidence

Section
77-3-55

Orders, findings, authorizations and certificates to be in writing and entered in minutes

Section
77-3-57

Service on parties

Section
77-3-59

Decisions; compliance with orders

Section
77-3-61

Alteration of orders

Section
77-3-63

Record of proceedings; reporter

Section
77-3-65

Rehearing; stay of order

Section
77-3-67

Appeals to chancery court

Section
77-3-69

Stay of orders pending appeal

Section
77-3-71

Appeals to supreme court

Section
77-3-72

Direct appeals to supreme court from decisions of public service commission involving filings for rate changes

Section
77-3-73

Appealed commission matters to take preference in all courts

Section
77-3-75

Enforcement of commission orders

Section
77-3-77

Burden of proof on party seeking to vacate commission order

Section
77-3-79

Reports by utilities; inspection of records; filing deadlines; penalties

Section
77-3-81

Violations of article or orders of commission; furnishing to commission of false testimony, reports, records, etc.

Section
77-3-83

Penalties are cumulative

Section
77-3-85

Jurisdiction of actions to recover penalties and criminal prosecutions; limitation of actions

Section
77-3-87

Utilities taxed for expense of regulation by commission; collection of tax; adjustment of tax rate; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

Section
77-3-89

Payment of expenses; audit of books and accounts; Public Utilities Staff Regulation Fund; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

Section
77-3-90

Annual reports of commission

Section
77-3-91

Definitions applicable to §§ 77-3-91 through 77-3-95

Section
77-3-93

Cost of purchasing electricity from non-utility generator for period in excess of 30 days included as expense item for purpose of calculating rates

Section
77-3-95

Utilities to report to public utility staff and public service commission purchases of electricity from non-utility generator for period in excess of 30 days; public comment on report; hearings

Section
77-3-97

Water conservation; submetering in multiunit dwellings