House Journal: Page 1046: Monday, April 2, 2001
The ayes were 41, nays 53.
The motion to suspend the rules lost.
Witt of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-1322 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1322
1 Amend House File 577 as follows:
2 1. Page 4, by inserting after line 35 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. . Section 476.8, Code 2001, is amended to
5 read as follows:
6 476.8 UTILITY CHARGES AND SERVICE.
7 1. Every public utility is required to furnish
8 reasonably adequate service and facilities.
9 a. "Reasonably adequate service and facilities"
10 for public utilities furnishing gas or electricity
11 includes programs for customers to encourage the use
12 of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.
13 b. The charge made by any public utility for any
14 heat, light, gas, energy efficiency and renewable
15 energy programs, water or power produced, transmitted,
16 delivered or furnished, or communications services, or
17 for any service rendered or to be rendered in
18 connection therewith with such service shall be
19 reasonable and just, and every unjust or unreasonable
20 charge for such service is prohibited and declared
21 unlawful. In determining reasonable and just rates,
22 the board shall consider all factors relating to value
23 and shall not be bound by rate base decisions or
24 rulings made prior to the adoption of this chapter.
25 2. The board shall have the authority to order a
26 rate-regulated public utility to construct an electric
27 generating facility, transmission facility, or both,
28 as necessary to ensure continued electric reliability,
29 and to maintain reasonably adequate, reliable, safe,
30 and cost-efficient electric service to Iowa consumers.
31 The prudent and reasonable costs incurred to construct
32 and operate such generating facility or transmission
33 facility shall be included in the determination of the
34 rates of the rate-regulated public utility.
35 3. The board, in determining the value of
36 materials or services to be included in valuations or
37 costs of operations for rate-making purposes, may
38 disallow any unreasonable profit made in the sale of
39 materials to or services supplied for any public
40 utility by any firm or corporation owned or controlled
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