Delaware House Bill 228 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on June 30 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-15 - Re-Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act requires for a motion of the Commission or for an application by a public utility relating to a public utility’s existing or proposed rate, or a proposed change thereof, that the public utility show that the rate involved is just and reasonable, which includes a showing that the rate involved allows for recovery of only those costs or expenses that were prudently incurred. Further, this Act allows a water utility to fully recover in the utility’s rates. without imputation of revenues, all costs which are prudently incurred by the water utility in constructing facilities to serve the needs of existing customers or of persons who are reasonably anticipated by the water utility to be its customers within 3 years from the date used by the Commission to recognize rate base in the rate proceeding so long as the water utility is not under review concerning its water system’s ability to provide adequate service to its customers or subject to a review by the Commission of the appropriate rates to be charged by the water utility in light of the quality of service being provided to its customers.

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Standard Used For Cost Recovery For Public Utilities In Proceedings Involving A Change In Rates.

Sen. George Bunting [D]

Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]

Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]

Sen. Gary Simpson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-15	House	Re-Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
2011-06-30	House	Introduced in House and assigned to Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee
2011-06-30	House	Assigned to Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/15bdb326c42bc757852578b8005e9fd0?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+228/$file/legis.html?open