Bill Text: IA HSB191 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to Iowa utilities board review of specified provisions and utility ratemaking procedures.(See HF 617.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-03 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 617. [HSB191 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB191-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
191
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
LUNDGREN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
Iowa
utilities
board
review
of
specified
1
provisions
and
utility
ratemaking
procedures.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
IOWA
UTILITIES
BOARD
REVIEW.
The
utilities
1
board
of
the
utilities
division
of
the
department
of
commerce
2
shall
initiate
and
coordinate
a
review
of
current
Iowa
Code
3
provisions
and
ratemaking
procedures
to
determine
whether
4
revised
provisions
and
different
procedures
would
be
more
5
cost-effective
and
would
result
in
rates
that
more
accurately
6
reflect
a
utility’s
cost
of
providing
service
to
its
customers
7
in
the
state.
The
consumer
advocate
division
of
the
department
8
of
justice,
rate-regulated
utilities,
and
other
interested
9
persons
shall
participate
in
the
review.
The
board
may
utilize
10
additional
services
to
assist
in
the
coordination
of
the
review
11
and
writing
of
the
report.
The
board
shall
submit
a
report
12
with
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
13
January
1,
2024.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
relates
to
the
review
by
the
Iowa
utilities
18
board
(board)
of
specified
provisions
and
utility
ratemaking
19
procedures.
20
The
bill
provides
that
the
board
shall
review
current
Iowa
21
Code
provisions
and
ratemaking
procedures
to
determine
whether
22
revised
provisions
and
different
procedures
would
result
in
23
more
cost-effective
rates
that
reflect
a
utility’s
cost
of
24
providing
service
to
its
customers
in
the
state.
The
consumer
25
advocate,
rate-regulated
utilities,
and
other
interested
26
persons
shall
participate
in
the
review.
The
board
may
utilize
27
additional
services
to
assist
with
the
review
and
report.
The
28
board
shall
submit
a
report
with
findings
and
recommendations
29
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
1,
2024.
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