COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 0896-01
Bill No.: SB 255
Subject: Public Service Commission; Utilities; Corporations
Type: Original
Date: January 27, 2003
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Economic Development, Office of Public Counsel assume the proposal would not fiscally impact their agency.
Officials from the Department of Economic Development, Public Service Commission (PSC) assume electric corporations, as described in the proposal, that operate on a not-for-profit cooperative business plan would no longer be under PSC regulation for rates, financing, accounting or management. PCS assumes this proposal would have no fiscal impact to the PSC.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
Small businesses could have a fiscal impact only to the degree that rates of the small businesses served by the impacted electric corporations differ in the future from what rates would have been under PSC regulation.
DESCRIPTION
This proposal prohibits the Public Service Commission from regulating consumer-owned electric corporations that are required to operate on a not-for-profit cooperative basis and, as of August 28, 2003, hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity to serve a majority of their consumer-owners in third classification counties.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Economic Development
Public Service Commission
Office of Public Counsel
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
January 27, 2003