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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ASSESSMENT )
OF RAILROAD CORPORATIONS FOR ) CASE NO. F-2000-2
THE SPECIAL REGULATORY FEES )
PAYABLE TO THE COMMISSION. ) ORDER NO. 28344
)

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 railroad corporations; and $4,104,400 from fees assessed on public utilities.
This Order assesses the railroads their proportional share of the total appropriation: $137,100. The reported gross intrastate revenues from railroad operations in Idaho totaled $27,490,575 for calendar year 1999. Accordingly, the proportionate share of each railroad’s fee is to be assessed at .4987 percent (.004987) of each railroad’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, the proportionate assessment of the railroad corporations subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission is $137,100. This assessment represents the amount to be expended by the Commission in supervising and regulating the railroads subject to its jurisdiction.
The total reported Idaho gross intrastate revenues for all railroads for the 1999 calendar year amounts to $27,490,575.

The proportionate assessment for railroad corporations is .4987 percent (.004987) of Idaho gross operating revenue derived from intrastate railroad corporation business for the 1999 calendar year. In no case shall the assessment be less than $50.
O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, except as provided in the following paragraph, that each railroad 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 .4987 percent (.004987) of such railroad’s gross operating revenues derived from its intrastate business in Idaho for the 1999 calendar year.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the fee thus determined shall be less than fifty dollars ($50.00), then such railroad corporation shall pay to the Commission the minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as prescribed by law. See Idaho Code § 61-1004(3).
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. Railroad corporations 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 railroad 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. 28344 -1-

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 21, 2000