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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 577 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 4, by inserting after line 35 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Sec. . Section 476.8, Code 2001, is amended to 1 5 read as follows: 1 6 476.8 UTILITY CHARGES AND SERVICE. 1 7 1. Every public utility is required to furnish 1 8 reasonably adequate service and facilities. 1 9 a. "Reasonably adequate service and facilities" 1 10 for public utilities furnishing gas or electricity 1 11 includes programs for customers to encourage the use 1 12 of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. 1 13 b. The charge made by any public utility for any 1 14 heat, light, gas, energy efficiency and renewable 1 15 energy programs, water or power produced, transmitted, 1 16 delivered or furnished, or communications services, or 1 17 for any service rendered or to be rendered in 1 18 connectiontherewithwith such service shall be 1 19 reasonable and just, and every unjust or unreasonable 1 20 charge for such service is prohibited and declared 1 21 unlawful. In determining reasonable and just rates, 1 22 the board shall consider all factors relating to value 1 23 and shall not be bound by rate base decisions or 1 24 rulings made prior to the adoption of this chapter. 1 25 2. The board shall have the authority to order a 1 26 rate-regulated public utility to construct an electric 1 27 generating facility, transmission facility, or both, 1 28 as necessary to ensure continued electric reliability, 1 29 and to maintain reasonably adequate, reliable, safe, 1 30 and cost-efficient electric service to Iowa consumers. 1 31 The prudent and reasonable costs incurred to construct 1 32 and operate such generating facility or transmission 1 33 facility shall be included in the determination of the 1 34 rates of the rate-regulated public utility. 1 35 3. The board, in determining the value of 1 36 materials or services to be included in valuations or 1 37 costs of operations for rate-making purposes, may 1 38 disallow any unreasonable profit made in the sale of 1 39 materials to or services supplied for any public 1 40 utility by any firm or corporation owned or controlled 1 41 directly or indirectly by such utility or any 1 42 affiliate, subsidiary, parent company, associate or 1 43 any corporation whose controlling stockholders are 1 44 also controlling stockholders of such utility. The 1 45 burden of proof shall be on the public utility to 1 46 prove that no unreasonable profit is made." 1 47 #2. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the 1 48 word "facility;" the following: "providing authority 1 49 for the utilities board to order the construction of a 1 50 generation or transmission facility;". 2 1 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 WITT of Black Hawk 2 6 HF 577.214 79 2 7 jj/gg
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