1. The board shall have broad general powers to effect the purposes of this chapter notwithstanding the fact that certain specific powers are hereinafter set forth. The board shall have authority to issue subpoenas and to pay the same fees and mileage as are payable to witnesses in the courts of record of general jurisdiction and shall establish all needful, just and reasonable rules, not inconsistent with law, to govern the exercise of its powers and duties, the practice and procedure before it, and to govern the form, contents and filing of reports, documents and other papers provided for in this chapter or in the board's rules. In the establishment, amendment, alteration or repeal of any of such rules, the board shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 17A.
2. The board shall employ at rates of compensation consistent with current standards in industry such professionally trained engineers, accountants, attorneys, and skilled examiners and inspectors, secretaries, clerks, and other employees as it may find necessary for the full and efficient discharge of its duties and responsibilities as required by this chapter.
3. The board may intervene in any proceedings before the federal energy regulatory commission or any other federal or state regulatory body when it finds that any decision of that tribunal would adversely affect the costs of any public utility service within the state of Iowa.
4. The board shall have authority to inquire into the management of the business of all public utilities, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and may obtain from any public utility all necessary information to enable the board to perform its duties.
5. The board shall provide to the governor and the general assembly on or before December 1, 1992, a report on the level of intended energy efficiency activity of nonrate-regulated utilities based on the energy efficiency plans previously filed by the nonrate-regulated utilities. The report shall include any recommendations of the board for legislative action.
6. The board shall provide to the governor and general assembly on or before December 1, 1994, a report on the results of implementation of the energy efficiency plans filed with the board by nonrate-regulated utilities. The report shall include any recommendations of the board for legislative action.
7. The board shall notice rules concerning the filing requirements for energy efficiency plans by rate-regulated gas and electric utilities on or before October 1, 1990. Rate- regulated gas and electric utilities shall be required to file initial plans no later than four months after the effective date of the rules required by this subsection. The board shall also adopt rules concerning the filing requirements for energy efficiency plans by all other utilities.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, § 490A.2; C77, 79, 81, § 476.2]
90 Acts, ch 1168, §51; 90 Acts, ch 1252, §22
Referred to in § 476.12
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