20230328_INT_TariffAdvice2301_ct.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:CURTIS THADEN
CLAIRE SHARP,DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE:MARCH 28,2023
RE:IN THE MATTER OF INTERMOUNTAIN GAS COMPANY TARIFF
ADVICE NO.23-01;REVISION TO RATE SCHEDULE FT (FRANCHISE
FEEITAX ADJUSTMENT)
BACKGROUND
On March 2,2023,Intermountain Gas Company ("Company")submitted Tariff Advice
No.23-01 to revise Rate Schedule FT (Franchise Fee/Tax Adjustment),Sheet No.15,to reflect a
new ordinance number for the City of Kuna.The existing three percent franchise fee remains
unchanged.The new agreement will remain in effect for thirty (30)years from the effective
date,unless amended in the manner set forth in Ordinance No.2023-05.Copies of the 1)
Ordinance,which sets forth the City Franchise Agreement with the Company,and 2)a copy of
the proposed revision to Sheet No.15 is attached.
The proposed franchise fee agreement was approved by the City of Kuna on February 21,
2023,as authorized in the attached City of Kuna Ordinance No.2023-05.The agreement was
accepted by the Company on January 31,2023.
Idaho Code §50-329A allows cities to establish franchise fees assessed upon a public
service provider up to one percent without the consent of the public service provider or the
approval of a majority of voters of the city voting on the question at an election.Franchise fees
up to three percent are allowed with the consent of the public service provider or the approval of
a majority of voters of the city voting on the question at an election.
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STAFF ANAYLSIS AND RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the proposed tariff change,the franchise agreements,and the franchise
fee requirements under ldaho Code §50-329A.Staffrecommends that the Commission accept the
Company's proposed revision to Rate Schedule FT (Franchise Fee/Tax Adjustment),Sheet No.15,
as filed.Because Idaho Code §50-329A is self-executing,franchise fees are to be "accepted for
filing"rather than "approved."Staffrecommends an effective date of April 1,2023,and the
Company agrees.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to accept Intermountain Gas Company's proposed revision to
Rate Schedule FT (Franchise Fee/Tax Adjustment),Sheet No.15,as filed,with an effective date
of April 1,2023?
Curtis Thaden
Udmemos/TA-23-01 Decision Memo
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