House
File
617
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Enrolled
House
File
617
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
IOWA
UTILITIES
BOARD
REVIEW
OF
SPECIFIED
PROVISIONS
AND
UTILITY
RATEMAKING
PROCEDURES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
IOWA
UTILITIES
BOARD
REVIEW.
1.
The
utilities
board
shall
initiate
and
coordinate
an
independent
review
of
current
Iowa
Code
provisions
and
ratemaking
procedures.
The
review
shall
take
into
account
the
policy
objectives
of
ensuring
safe,
adequate,
reliable,
and
affordable
utility
services
provided
at
rates
that
are
nondiscriminatory,
just,
reasonable,
and
based
on
the
utility’s
cost
of
providing
service
to
its
customers
within
the
state.
The
review
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
a.
An
evaluation
of
the
adequacy
of
current
ratemaking
law
and
procedure
to
promote
the
policy
objectives
described
in
this
subsection.
b.
Identification
of
possible
changes
in
law
or
procedure
that
might
better
advance
the
policy
objectives
described
in
this
subsection.
c.
Recommendations
for
changes
in
law
and
administrative
rules.
d.
Identification
of
ratemaking
laws
and
procedures
of
other
states
that,
if
adopted
in
Iowa,
could
enhance
the
competitiveness
of
utility
rates
in
Iowa
as
compared
with
utility
rates
in
other
jurisdictions.
House
File
617,
p.
2
2.
The
consumer
advocate
division
of
the
department
of
justice
shall,
and
rate-regulated
utilities
and
other
interested
persons
may,
participate
in
the
review.
The
board
may
utilize
additional
services
to
assist
in
the
coordination
of
the
review
and
preparation
of
the
report.
The
board
shall
submit
a
report
with
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
1,
2024.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
617,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2023
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor