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Chapter 196. Regulation of public utilities.
Chapter 196. Regulation of public utilities.
196.01 Definitions.
196.012 Interstate commerce.
196.015 Total service long-run incremental cost.
196.016 Relationship to certain federal telecommunications law.
196.02 Commission's powers.
196.025 Duties of the commission.
196.026 Settlements.
196.027 Environmental trust financing.
196.029 Energy administration.
196.03 Utility charges and service; reasonable and adequate.
196.04 Facilities granted other utilities; physical telecommunications connections; petition; investigation.
196.05 Public utility property; valuation; revaluation.
196.06 Uniform accounting; forms; books; office.
196.07 Balance sheet filed annually.
196.08 Audit and inspection.
196.09 Depreciation rates and practices; findings by commission; dividends from reserves; retirements.
196.10 Construction; accounting.
196.11 Profit sharing and sliding scales.
196.12 Report by public utilities; items.
196.13 Commission's report.
196.135 Confidential handling of records.
196.137 Municipal utility customer information.
196.14 Public record exception.
196.15 Units of product or service.
196.16 Standard measurements; accurate appliances.
196.17 Tests of meters; fees.
196.171 Examination of meters, pipes, fittings, wires and works; entering buildings for.
196.175 Construction and occupancy standards.
196.18 Entry upon premises.
196.19 Publish schedules; regulations; files; joint rates.
196.191 Telecommunications utility and alternative telecommunications utility tariffs.
196.192 Market-based compensation, rates and contracts.
196.193 Water and sewer rate increases without hearings.
196.194 Gas utility individual contracts.
196.195 Alternative telecommunications regulation plans.
196.197 Unbundled network elements.
196.198 Local measured telecommunications service.
196.199 Interconnection agreements.
196.20 Rules on service; changes in rates.
196.201 Regulation of private shared telecommunications systems.
196.202 Exemption of commercial mobile radio service providers.
196.203 Exemption of alternative telecommunications utilities.
196.204 Local government telecommunications utilities.
196.205 Election of rate regulation.
196.206 Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service.
196.207 Telephone caller identification services.
196.208 Telecommunications pay-per-call and toll-free services.
196.209 Privacy considerations.
196.212 Switched access rates.
196.216 Small telecommunications utilities as small businesses.
196.217 Average toll rates.
196.218 Universal service fund.
196.219 Protection of telecommunications consumers.
196.22 Discrimination forbidden.
196.23 Utility service for victims of misappropriated identifying information.
196.24 Agents of commission; powers.
196.25 Questionnaires.
196.26 Complaint by consumers; hearing; notice; order; costs.
196.28 Summary investigations.
196.30 Utilities may complain.
196.31 Intervenor financing.
196.32 Witness fees and mileage.
196.33 Depositions.
196.34 Commission records.
196.36 Transcripts and tapes.
196.37 Lawful rates; reasonable service.
196.371 Rate-making principles for electric generation facilities.
196.372 Financial assistance for lead-containing customer-side water service lines.
196.373 Water heater thermostat settings.
196.374 Energy efficiency and renewable resource programs.
196.375 Adequate service; reasonable rates.
196.377 Renewable energy sources.
196.378 Renewable resources.
196.39 Change, amendment and rescission of orders; reopening cases.
196.395 Test, conditional, emergency and supplemental orders; order conditions.
196.40 Orders and determinations; time of taking effect.
196.41 Court review.
196.43 Injunction procedure.
196.44 Law enforcement.
196.48 Incriminating evidence.
196.485 Transmission system requirements.
196.487 Reliability of electric service.
196.49 Authorization from commission before transacting business; extensions and improvements to be approved; enforcement of orders; natural gas.
196.491 Strategic energy assessment; electric generating facilities and transmission lines; natural gas lines.
196.494 Regional transmission planning.
196.495 Avoidance of duplication in electric facilities.
196.496 Distributed generation facilities.
196.497 State policy regarding the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste.
196.499 Regulation of telecommunications carriers.
196.50 Competing public utilities; indeterminate permits; telecommunications utility certification.
196.503 Telecommunications provider of last-resort obligations.
196.504 Broadband expansion grant program; Broadband Forward! community certification.
196.5045 Telecommuter Forward! certification.
196.505 Construction of chapter.
196.51 Prior permits and franchises validated.
196.52 Relations with affiliated interests; definition; contracts with affiliates filed and subject to commission control.
196.525 Loans to officers or directors and loans to and investments in securities of holding companies; penalty.
196.53 Franchise, foreign corporation not to have.
196.54 Indeterminate permits.
196.58 Municipality to regulate utilities; appeal.
196.59 Merchandising by utilities.
196.595 Utility advertising practices.
196.60 Discrimination prohibited; penalty.
196.604 Rebates, concessions and discriminations unlawful.
196.605 Telecommunications cooperatives with federal loans.
196.61 Facilities in exchange for compensation prohibited.
196.625 Discrimination by telecommunications utilities.
196.63 Telecommunications interruption in crisis situation.
196.635 Unbilled utility service.
196.64 Public utilities, liability for treble damages.
196.642 Customer liability for treble damages.
196.643 Public utility service to rental dwelling unit.
196.645 Rate changes.
196.65 Penalties relating to information and records.
196.66 General forfeiture provisions.
196.665 Unlawful combinations, trusts.
196.67 Warning signs.
196.675 Unlawful for carriers and public utilities to employ assistant district attorneys or judicial officers.
196.68 Municipal officers, malfeasance.
196.69 Interference with commission's equipment.
196.70 Temporary alteration or suspension of rates.
196.71 Municipal public utility contracts.
196.72 Accidents; public utility report; investigation.
196.74 Electric lines; safety and interference.
196.745 Construction and operation; safety; commission orders.
196.76 Other rights of action; penalties cumulative.
196.78 Voluntary dissolution.
196.79 Reorganization subject to commission approval.
196.795 Public utility holding companies.
196.796 Real estate activities.
196.80 Consolidation or merger of utilities.
196.807 Energy affiliate and utility employees.
196.81 Abandonment; commission approval required.
196.84 Commission's holding company and nonutility affiliate regulation costs.
196.85 Payment of commission's expenditures.
196.855 Assessment of costs against municipalities.
196.857 Stray voltage program.
196.858 Assessment for telephone relay service.
196.859 Assessment for telecommunications utility trade practices.
196.86 Assessments for air quality improvement program.
196.91 Acquisition of existing dams.
196.92 Procedure for acquiring dams.