Regulation of public utilities.

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Section
196.01

Definitions.

Section
196.02

Commission's powers.

Section
196.03

Utility charges and service; reasonable and adequate.

Section
196.04

Facilities granted other utilities; physical telecommunications connections; petition; investigation.

Section
196.05

Public utility property; valuation; revaluation.

Section
196.06

Uniform accounting; forms; books; office.

Section
196.07

Balance sheet filed annually.

Section
196.08

Audit and inspection.

Section
196.09

Depreciation rates and practices; findings by commission; dividends from reserves; retirements.

Section
196.012

Interstate commerce.

Section
196.015

Total service long-run incremental cost.

Section
196.016

Relationship to certain federal telecommunications law.

Section
196.025

Duties of the commission.

Section
196.026

Settlements.

Section
196.027

Environmental trust financing.

Section
196.029

Energy administration.

Section
196.10

Construction; accounting.

Section
196.11

Profit sharing and sliding scales.

Section
196.12

Report by public utilities; items.

Section
196.13

Commission's report.

Section
196.14

Public record exception.

Section
196.15

Units of product or service.

Section
196.16

Standard measurements; accurate appliances.

Section
196.17

Tests of meters; fees.

Section
196.18

Entry upon premises.

Section
196.19

Publish schedules; regulations; files; joint rates.

Section
196.20

Rules on service; changes in rates.

Section
196.22

Discrimination forbidden.

Section
196.23

Utility service for victims of misappropriated identifying information.

Section
196.24

Agents of commission; powers.

Section
196.25

Questionnaires.

Section
196.26

Complaint by consumers; hearing; notice; order; costs.

Section
196.28

Summary investigations.

Section
196.30

Utilities may complain.

Section
196.31

Intervenor financing.

Section
196.32

Witness fees and mileage.

Section
196.33

Depositions.

Section
196.34

Commission records.

Section
196.36

Transcripts and tapes.

Section
196.37

Lawful rates; reasonable service.

Section
196.39

Change, amendment and rescission of orders; reopening cases.

Section
196.40

Orders and determinations; time of taking effect.

Section
196.41

Court review.

Section
196.43

Injunction procedure.

Section
196.44

Law enforcement.

Section
196.48

Incriminating evidence.

Section
196.49

Authorization from commission before transacting business; extensions and improvements to be approved; enforcement of orders; natural gas.

Section
196.50

Competing public utilities; indeterminate permits; telecommunications utility certification.

Section
196.51

Prior permits and franchises validated.

Section
196.52

Relations with affiliated interests; definition; contracts with affiliates filed and subject to commission control.

Section
196.53

Franchise, foreign corporation not to have.

Section
196.54

Indeterminate permits.

Section
196.58

Municipality to regulate utilities; appeal.

Section
196.59

Merchandising by utilities.

Section
196.60

Discrimination prohibited; penalty.

Section
196.61

Facilities in exchange for compensation prohibited.

Section
196.63

Telecommunications interruption in crisis situation.

Section
196.64

Public utilities, liability for treble damages.

Section
196.65

Penalties relating to information and records.

Section
196.66

General forfeiture provisions.

Section
196.67

Warning signs.

Section
196.68

Municipal officers, malfeasance.

Section
196.69

Interference with commission's equipment.

Section
196.70

Temporary alteration or suspension of rates.

Section
196.71

Municipal public utility contracts.

Section
196.72

Accidents; public utility report; investigation.

Section
196.74

Electric lines; safety and interference.

Section
196.76

Other rights of action; penalties cumulative.

Section
196.78

Voluntary dissolution.

Section
196.79

Reorganization subject to commission approval.

Section
196.80

Consolidation or merger of utilities.

Section
196.81

Abandonment; commission approval required.

Section
196.84

Commission's holding company and nonutility affiliate regulation costs.

Section
196.85

Payment of commission's expenditures.

Section
196.86

Assessments for air quality improvement program.

Section
196.91

Acquisition of existing dams.

Section
196.92

Procedure for acquiring dams.

Section
196.135

Confidential handling of records.

Section
196.137

Municipal utility customer information.

Section
196.171

Examination of meters, pipes, fittings, wires and works; entering buildings for.

Section
196.175

Construction and occupancy standards.

Section
196.191

Telecommunications utility and alternative telecommunications utility tariffs.

Section
196.192

Market-based compensation, rates and contracts.

Section
196.193

Water and sewer rate increases without hearings.

Section
196.194

Gas utility individual contracts.

Section
196.195

Alternative telecommunications regulation plans.

Section
196.197

Unbundled network elements.

Section
196.198

Local measured telecommunications service.

Section
196.199

Interconnection agreements.

Section
196.201

Regulation of private shared telecommunications systems.

Section
196.202

Exemption of commercial mobile radio service providers.

Section
196.203

Exemption of alternative telecommunications utilities.

Section
196.204

Local government telecommunications utilities.

Section
196.205

Election of rate regulation.

Section
196.206

Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service.

Section
196.207

Telephone caller identification services.

Section
196.208

Telecommunications pay-per-call and toll-free services.

Section
196.209

Privacy considerations.

Section
196.212

Switched access rates.

Section
196.216

Small telecommunications utilities as small businesses.

Section
196.217

Average toll rates.

Section
196.218

Universal service fund.

Section
196.219

Protection of telecommunications consumers.

Section
196.371

Rate-making principles for electric generation facilities.

Section
196.372

Financial assistance for lead-containing customer-side water service lines.

Section
196.373

Water heater thermostat settings.

Section
196.374

Energy efficiency and renewable resource programs.

Section
196.375

Adequate service; reasonable rates.

Section
196.377

Renewable energy sources.

Section
196.378

Renewable resources.

Section
196.395

Test, conditional, emergency and supplemental orders; order conditions.

Section
196.485

Transmission system requirements.

Section
196.487

Reliability of electric service.

Section
196.491

Strategic energy assessment; electric generating facilities and transmission lines; natural gas lines.

Section
196.494

Regional transmission planning.

Section
196.495

Avoidance of duplication in electric facilities.

Section
196.496

Distributed generation facilities.

Section
196.497

State policy regarding the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste.

Section
196.499

Regulation of telecommunications carriers.

Section
196.503

Telecommunications provider of last-resort obligations.

Section
196.504

Broadband expansion grant program; Broadband Forward! community certification.

Section
196.505

Construction of chapter.

Section
196.525

Loans to officers or directors and loans to and investments in securities of holding companies; penalty.

Section
196.595

Utility advertising practices.

Section
196.604

Rebates, concessions and discriminations unlawful.

Section
196.605

Telecommunications cooperatives with federal loans.

Section
196.625

Discrimination by telecommunications utilities.

Section
196.635

Unbilled utility service.

Section
196.642

Customer liability for treble damages.

Section
196.643

Public utility service to rental dwelling unit.

Section
196.645

Rate changes.

Section
196.665

Unlawful combinations, trusts.

Section
196.675

Unlawful for carriers and public utilities to employ assistant district attorneys or judicial officers.

Section
196.745

Construction and operation; safety; commission orders.

Section
196.795

Public utility holding companies.

Section
196.796

Real estate activities.

Section
196.807

Energy affiliate and utility employees.

Section
196.855

Assessment of costs against municipalities.

Section
196.857

Stray voltage program.

Section
196.858

Assessment for telephone relay service.

Section
196.859

Assessment for telecommunications utility trade practices.

Section
196.5045

Telecommuter Forward! certification.