S.B. 03-223 Public utilities commission - continuation under sunset law. Extends the automatic termination of the public utilities commission in the department of regulatory agencies to July 1, 2008, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law.
APPROVED by Governor March 20, 2003
EFFECTIVE March 20, 2003
S.B. 03-225 Commission - regulation - towing carriers - natural gas pipelines - telecommunication service providers. Amends the definition of "towing carrier" to include storage for towed vehicles. Requires nonconsensual towing carriers to provide the public utilities commission ("commission") with financial information to be used to establish rates for nonconsensual towing based upon such carriers' costs. Increases permit fees for towing carriers from $10 to $150.
Conforms the regulation of natural gas pipelines with changes in federal law, including by increasing penalties for violations of natural gas pipeline rules or orders from $10,000 to $100,000 per violation and from $500,000 to $1 million for a group or series of related violations.
Recodifies the highway crossing protection fund. Increases various civil penalties for violations related to common carriers. Authorizes the commission to require telecommunication service providers to post a financial assurance warranty.
Makes conforming changes to reflect that the title of commission "secretary" has been changed to commission "director".
APPROVED by Governor May 14, 2003
EFFECTIVE May 14, 2003
S.B. 03-238 Public utilities - government required relocation of facilities - recovery of costs. Authorizes local exchange providers of basic local exchange service to request authorization from the public utilities commission to recover the actual costs incurred in relocating infrastructure or facilities requested by the state or a political subdivision. For purposes of this bill, defines the terms "state" and "political subdivision". Requires the public utilities commission to verify the actual costs that may be recovered and specifies that the recovery period may not exceed 3 years. In determining the allocation of the costs to be recovered, requires the commission to consider the geographic area most directly benefitting from the relocation to determine the customers or services that will bear the costs.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2003
EFFECTIVE August 6, 2003
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the
effective date, see page vi of this digest.
S.B. 03-303 Commission - jurisdiction - telecommunications services - exclusion for inmates. Excludes the provision of telecommunications services for inmates in penal institutions from the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2003
EFFECTIVE June 5, 2003
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