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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ASSESSMENT )
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR THE ) CASE NO. F-2000-1
SPECIAL REGULATORY FEES PAYABLE )
TO THE COMMISSION. ) ORDER NO. 28347
)

In March 2000 our Legislature passed and the Governor signed Senate Bill Nos. 1541, 1813, and 1817 appropriating $4,241,500 to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2001 (July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001). The total appropriation consists of $137,100 from fees assessed on railroad corporations; and $4,104,400 from fees assessed on public utilities.
This Order assesses the utilities their proportional share of the total appropriation: $4,104,400. However, this year’s assessment will be reduced by an additional $444,475 representing a one-time adjustment to the cash reserves paid from accumulated balances. This item is being credited to this year’s assessment. Thus, the total 2000 fiscal year assessment for public utilities in this Order is $3,659,925. The gross intrastate revenues from utility operations in Idaho totaled $1,307,116,185 for calendar year 1999. Accordingly, the proportionate share of each utility’s fee is to be assessed at .2800 percent (.002800) of each utility’s gross intrastate operating revenues. In no case shall the assessed regulatory fee be less than $50. Idaho Code § 61-1004(3).
FINDINGS OF FACT

In accordance with Idaho Code §§ 61-1001 through -1008 and 62-611, the proportionate assessment for public utilities subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission, with the exception of railroad corporations, amounts to $4,104,400. The assessment is reduced by $444,475 for a one-time adjustment to the cash reserves paid from accumulated revenues. Consequently, the total fiscal year 2001 assessment for utilities is $3,659,925. The Commission expends this assessment in supervising and regulating the public utilities subject to its jurisdiction.
The total reported Idaho gross intrastate revenues for all utilities for the 1999 calendar year amounts to $1,307,116,185. This is an increase from last year's reported revenues of $8,753,788.
The proportionate assessment for public utilities is .2800 percent (.002800) of Idaho gross operating revenue derived from intrastate utility business for the 1999 calendar year. In no case shall the calculated regulatory fee be less than a minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per utility.
O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, except as provided in the following paragraph, that each public utility and Title 62 telephone corporation operating within the state of Idaho and subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission shall pay to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for the 2001 fiscal year a special regulatory fee amounting to .2800 percent (.002800) of such utility’s gross operating revenues derived from its intrastate utility business in Idaho for the 1998 calendar year.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the fee thus determined shall be less than fifty dollars ($50.00), then such utility shall pay to the Commission the minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as prescribed by law. See Idaho Code §§ 61-1004(3) and 62-611.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that at least one-half of such regulatory fee shall be paid to the Commission on or before May 15, 2000, and the remaining one-half shall be paid on or before November 15, 2000. Utilities may pay their entire 2000 regulatory fee no later than May 15, 2000.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the payment shall not be made on or before the due dates, the installment or portion thereof so due shall bear interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum until such time as the full amount of the installment shall have been paid and such delinquent payment shall be subject to an action in the name of the State for collection.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any utility objecting to the assessment prescribed in this Order may file an objection with the Commission pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-1007.

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this
day of April 2000.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

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ORDER NO. 28347 -1-

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 21, 2000