S.B.
243
AIR QUALITY PROGRAMS
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 3 March 12, 2014 7:22 PM
Representative James A. Dunnigan
proposes the following amendments:
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. permits a customer of a program utility to
opt in to or subsequently
opt out of the charge;
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(3) The alternative fuel vehicle interlocal entity
:
(a)
may collect a charge equal to or less
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than $1 per month from each customer of a program utility
who opts in to the charge; and
(b) may not collect a charge described in this section from a customer who does not opt in to the
charge or who subsequently opts out of the charge
.
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(iii) inform each program utility that the program utility shall collect the charge in
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accordance with Subsection (5) from each customer
{
unless the customer opts out of
}
who opts in
to
the charge
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in accordance with Subsection (10); and
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(iv) prepare and distribute to each program utility marketing information about:
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(A) the purpose of the charge, including a general description of the types of air quality
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programs and research funded by the charge; and
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(B) the opportunity for a customer to
opt in to or subsequently
opt out of the charge; and
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in its billing statements:
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(A) of the creation and purpose of the program for which the charge is imposed;
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(B) potential use of the money collected from the charge;
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(C) .S that the customer may opt
{
out of
}
in to
the charge in
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accordance with Subsection (10); and
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S. (D) the method by which the customer may
opt in to or subsequently
opt out of the charge in
accordance.S
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S.with Subsection (10); and .S
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(i) pass through to its customers in the state
and who opt in to the charge
an amount equal to the
charge the
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(b) A program utility subject to Subsection (5)(a) may retain each month from the
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amount the seller is required to remit to the alternative fuel vehicle interlocal entity a portion
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for the program utility's administration of the charge collection and
{
the collection
}
administration of
the customer opt-in and
opt-out as
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described in Subsection (10).
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(10) (a) A program utility customer may
opt in to or subsequently
opt out of the charge described
in Subsection
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(3) by contacting, in accordance with Subsection (10)(c), the program utility.
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(b) Before collecting a charge under this section, a program utility shall:
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(i) allow a customer to opt
in to or subsequently opt
out of the charge at least annually;
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(ii) adopt a policy designating when, at least annually, a customer may
opt in to or
subsequently
opt out of the
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(iii) notify in writing each customer at least 30 days before and no more than 45 days
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before the beginning of the
respective opt-in and
opt-out period described in Subsection (10)(b)(ii) that
the customer
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may
opt in to or subsequently
opt out of the charge and how, in accordance with Subsection (10)(c), the
customer may
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contact the program utility to
opt in to the charge or subsequently
opt out
of the charge
.
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(c) A program utility shall allow a customer to
opt in to and subsequently
opt out of the charge in
accordance with
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Subsection (10)(b) by:
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