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23-4-906. Petition to declare co-op subject to rate case procedures.
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23-4-906. Petition to declare co-op subject to rate case procedures.
In addition to the procedure for petition prior to any proposed change in rates and charges pursuant to §§ 23-4-903 and 23-4-905, the member-consumers of a co-op may at any time petition the Arkansas Public Service Commission to declare the co-op subject to rate case procedures. If the commission determines that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the member-consumers of a co-op have properly petitioned that the co-op be subject to rate case procedures, the commission shall certify that fact to the co-op. Thereafter, the co-op shall be subject to rate case procedures by the commission until at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the member-consumers of the co-op properly petition, in the manner prescribed in § 23-4-904, that the co-op shall no longer be subject to rate case procedures by the commission.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-906
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23-4-906. Petition to declare co-op subject to rate case procedures.
In addition to the procedure for petition prior to any proposed change in rates and charges pursuant to §§ 23-4-903 and 23-4-905, the member-consumers of a co-op may at any time petition the Arkansas Public Service Commission to declare the co-op subject to rate case procedures. If the commission determines that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the member-consumers of a co-op have properly petitioned that the co-op be subject to rate case procedures, the commission shall certify that fact to the co-op. Thereafter, the co-op shall be subject to rate case procedures by the commission until at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the member-consumers of the co-op properly petition, in the manner prescribed in § 23-4-904, that the co-op shall no longer be subject to rate case procedures by the commission.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
23-4-903. Notification of proposed rate change.
Each co-op not subject to rate case procedures, at least ninety (90) days before the effective date of any proposed rate change, shall notify the Arkansas Public Service Commission and each of its member-consumers of the proposed rate change. Notice to the commission shall include a verified statement showing the then total number of member-consumers of the co-op. Notice by the co-op to its member-consumers shall:
(1) Be in a form prescribed by the commission;
(2) Be by regular mail and may be included in regular member-consumer billings or in regularly published co-op newsletters provided to its member-consumers; and
(3) Include a schedule of the proposed rate change, the effective date of the proposed rate change, and the procedure necessary for the member-consumers to petition the commission to apply rate case procedures.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-903
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-4-903. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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23-4-904. Petition for relief from rate change — Form.
Petitions provided for in this subchapter shall be prepared as follows:
(1)Form.
(A) The petition shall be headed by a caption, which shall contain:
(i) The heading, “Before the Arkansas Public Service Commission”;
(ii) The name of the co-op seeking a change in rates and charges; and
(iii) The relief sought.
(B) A petition substantially in compliance with the form set forth in this section shall not be deemed invalid due to minor errors in its form; and
(2) Body. The body of the petition shall consist of three (3) numbered paragraphs, if applicable, as follows:
(A) Allegations of Facts. The allegations of facts shall be stated in the form of ultimate facts, without unnecessary detail, upon which the right to relief is based. The allegations will be stated in numbered subparagraphs as necessary for clarity;
(B) Relief Sought. The petition shall contain a brief statement of the amount of the change in rates and charges that is objected to or other relief sought; and
(C) Petitioners. The petition shall contain the name, address, telephone number, and signature of each member-consumer. Only the member-consumer in whose name the electric service is listed shall be counted as a petitioner. Every signature must be dated and shall have been affixed to the petition within ninety (90) days preceding its filing with the commission.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-904
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-4-904. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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23-4-905. Petition for relief from rate change — Effect.
If, by the effective date of the proposed change in rates and charges, the Arkansas Public Service Commission has received petitions from fewer than fifteen percent (15%) of the member-consumers requesting that the commission apply rate case procedures, then the commission shall immediately certify that fact to the co-op. The proposed rates and charges shall become effective as published in the notice to the member-consumers. Rates and charges so established shall be in effect for not less than one (1) year, subject to the procedure provided for in § 23-4-906. If, on or before the effective date of the proposed change in rates and charges, the commission has received petitions from ten percent (10%) of the member-consumers, then the commission shall notify the co-op that it will apply rate case procedures.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-4-905
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-4-905. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.