HF 2045 (LSB 5760YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2045

BY  BAGNIEWSKI

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring a study on infrastructure cost recovery by rate-regulated public utilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE —— INFRASTRUCTURE COST RECOVERY —— STUDY.  The office of consumer advocate shall conduct a study to examine whether any rate-regulated public utility is charging Iowa customers for infrastructure improvements that benefit residents of other states. If it is found that Iowa customers are being charged for such infrastructure improvements, the office of consumer advocate shall determine if the public utility’s customers in the state of Iowa are being adequately compensated for the charges in the customers’ utility bills. The office of consumer advocate shall submit to the general assembly on or before December 31, 2026, a report detailing the office’s findings.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill directs the office of consumer advocate (OCA) to conduct a study to examine whether any rate-regulated public utility is charging Iowa customers for infrastructure improvements that benefit residents of other states. If OCA finds that Iowa customers are being charged for the infrastructure improvements, the bill directs OCA to determine if the public utility’s customers in the state of Iowa are being adequately compensated for the charges in the customers’ utility bills.
   The bill requires OCA to submit to the general assembly on or before December 31, 2026, a report detailing the office’s findings.