20240815Legislative Services Memo.pdf

RECEIVED
Thursday, August 15, 2024
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Legislative Services Office
Id a zo State Legislature
Terri Kondeff Serving Idaho's Citizen Legislature
Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Rules Review Subcommittee of the Senate State Affairs Committee and the House State
Affairs Committee
FROM: Deputy Division Manager - Katharine Gerrity
DATE: August 15, 2024
SUBJECT: Public Utilities Commission
IDAPA 31.21.01 - Customer Relations Rules for Gas, Electric, and Water Public Utilities (The Utility
Customer Relations Rules) - Proposed Rule (Docket No. 31-2101-2401)
Summary and Stated Reasons for the Rule
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission submits notice of proposed rule at IDAPA 31.21.01 - Customer
Relations Rules for Gas,Electric,and Water Public Utilities(The Utility Customer Relations Rules). The com-
mission states that the rule is being proposed due to a request during a legislative committee hearing during the
last legislative session that the word "may" be changed to "shall" regarding mailing notice to customers prior
to termination of service.
Negotiated Rulemaking / Fiscal Impact
The commission notes that negotiated rulemaking was not conducted because negotiated rulemaking oc-
curred last year when this rule went through the zero-based rulemaking process and due to the fact that a House
committee requested the change.
Statutory Authority
The rulemaking appears to be authorized pursuant to chapters 3 and 5, title 61, Idaho Code.
cc: Public Utilities Commission
Monica Barrios-Sanchez
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Per the Idaho Constitution, all administrative rules may be reviewed by the Legislature during the next legisla-
tive session. The Legislature has 3 options with this rulemaking docket: 1) Approve the docket in its entirety;
2) Reject the docket in its entirety; or 3) Reject the docket in part.
Paul Headlee,Deputy Director Matt Drake,Manager Keith Bybee,Manager April Renfro,Manager Norma Clark,Manager
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