House Journal: Page 1040: Monday, April 2, 2001
amended, was adopted.
Hatch of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment H-1271 filed by him on March 20, 2001.
Hatch of Polk offered amendment H-1275 filed by him as follows:
H-1275
1 Amend House File 577 as follows:
2 1. Page 4, by inserting after line 35 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. . Section 476.20, Code 2001, is amended
5 to read as follows:
6 476.20 DISCONNECTION LIMITED - NOTICE -
7 MORATORIUM - DEPOSITS.
8 1. a utility shall not, except in cases of
9 emergency, discontinue, reduce, or impair service to a
10 community, or a part of a community, except for
11 nonpayment of account or violation of rules and
12 regulations, unless and until permission to do so is
13 obtained from the board.
14 2. a. The board shall establish rules requiring a
15 regulated public utility furnishing gas or electricity
16 to include in the utility's notice of pending
17 disconnection of service a written statement advising
18 the customer that the customer may be eligible to
19 participate in the low income home energy assistance
20 program or weatherization assistance program
21 administered by the division of community action
22 agencies of the department of human rights.
23 b. The written statement shall list include the
24 following information:
25 (1) The address and telephone number of the local
26 agency which that is administering the customer's low
27 income home energy assistance program and the
28 weatherization assistance program. The written
29 statement shall also state
30 (2) a statement that the customer is advised to
31 contact the public utility to settle any of the
32 customer's complaints with the public utility, but if
33 a complaint is not settled to the customer's
34 satisfaction, the customer may file the do either of
35 the following:
36 (a) Pursue arbitration with the public utility
37 regarding a deposit or a disconnection from service,
38 as described in subsection 6.
39 (b) File a complaint with the board. The written
40 statement shall include the
41 (3) The address and phone number of the board.
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