Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities

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Section
1

General jurisdiction.

Section
1.1

Wholesale electrical cooperative exempt from rate regulation -- Requirements for rate increase.

Section
1.5

Investigations, providing information, audits and recommendations by director.

Section
2

Investigations -- Hearings and notice -- Findings -- Applicability of chapter.

Section
4

Classification and fixing of rates after hearing.

Section
4.1

Rules to govern rates.

Section
7

Rules, equipment, service -- Regulation after hearing.

Section
8

Additions, improvements, extensions, repairs, or changes -- Apportioning costs.

Section
12

Telegraph and telephone -- Connections -- Joint rates -- Division of costs.

Section
13

Joint use of properties by utilities -- Adjustment of costs -- Cable television easement rights.

Section
13.1

Natural gas vehicle rate -- Natural gas clean air programs.

Section
13.4

Natural gas fueling stations and facilities -- Recovery of expenditures for stations and facilities.

Section
14

Safety regulation.

Section
15

Establishment and regulation of grade crossings.

Section
15.1

Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Duty to provide.

Section
15.2

Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Funds for payment of costs.

Section
15.3

Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Apportionment of costs.

Section
15.4

Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Provision of costs.

Section
16

Investigation and report of accidents.

Section
18

Electric, gas, and water service.

Section
19

Right to enter upon public utility premises.

Section
20

Consumer may have meter tested upon paying fee.

Section
21

Valuation of public utilities.

Section
22

Statements of valuations -- Affidavits -- Records of valuation.

Section
23

Accounts and records of utilities.

Section
24

Depreciation accounts and fund.

Section
25

Certificate of convenience and necessity prerequisite to construction and operation -- Electrical suppliers.

Section
26

Contracts calling for expenditures -- Commission to approve.

Section
27

Payment of dividends -- Notice -- Restraint.

Section
28

Merger, consolidation, or combination.

Section
29

Acquiring voting stock or securities of like utility only on consent of commission.

Section
30

Acquiring properties of like utility only on consent of commission.

Section
31

Electrical corporation to issue securities only on consent of commission -- Exceptions -- Validity of securities.

Section
37

Definitions -- Unauthorized charge to account -- Penalties -- Procedures for verification -- Authority of commission and Division of Public Utilities.

Section
39

Natural gas derived from new technologies -- Long-term contracts.

Section
40

Approval of certain agreements between an electrical corporation and a municipality.

Section
41

Recovery of investment in utility-owned vehicle charging infrastructure.