Agency: Public Service Commission Function The Public Service Commission ensures safe, reliable and adequate utility service. It conducts hearings and investigations of utility company operations in order to determine just and reasonable rates for service. The commission's goals for regulation are efficient, reliable, reasonably-priced utility service for customers, and maintenance of financially healthy utility companies. These goals are generally attained through the regulatory decisions the Commission makes in each formal case.
The Public Service Commission budget is comprised of three line items: Public Service CommissionSpeech & Hearing ImpairedUniversal Telecommunications Support FundStatutory Authority UCA Title 54, chapters 1 through 15, establish the Commission and authorize it to regulate utilities. Funding Detail The Public Service Commission receives funding from the Public Utilities Regulatory Fee (PURF), the Universal Public Telecommunications Service Support Fund (USF), and from dedicated credit revenue.
PURF: The purpose of PURF is to "defray the cost of regulation" of those "public utilities subject to the jurisdiction" of the commission. Collections from PURF are remitted to the Commerce Service Fund which holds the funds until they are appropriated by the Legislature and subsequently spent by the commission.
USF: Please refer to the USF line item for additional information about funding detail and purposes of the fund. Table 1: Operating and Capital Budget Including Expendable Funds and Accounts Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info) | 2009
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Approp | | Federal Funds | $0 | $828,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act | $0 | $0 | $1,021,900 | $819,000 | $2,330,000 | | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $1,594,000 | $1,247,600 | $1,190,400 | $2,040,800 | $2,176,900 | | Licenses/Fees | $6,493,100 | $3,776,200 | $2,896,500 | $9,984,400 | $4,971,900 | | GFR - CSA - PURF | $1,901,800 | $1,832,200 | $1,959,500 | $1,991,700 | $2,169,500 | | Transfers | $0 | $0 | $29,500 | $0 | $0 | | Transfers - Other Agencies | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,500 | $0 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $2,461,800 | $1,636,500 | $1,114,200 | $1,096,800 | $1,361,200 | | Closing Nonlapsing | ($1,636,500) | ($1,114,200) | ($1,096,800) | ($2,098,000) | ($1,465,400) | | Lapsing Balance | $0 | $0 | ($17,500) | $0 | $0 | | Beginning Fund Balance | $8,350,500 | $8,008,100 | $4,460,200 | $931,600 | $1,231,200 | | Ending Fund Balance | ($8,008,100) | ($4,460,200) | ($931,600) | ($1,265,500) | ($1,425,700) | | Total | $11,156,600 | $11,754,200 | $10,626,300 | $13,512,300 | $11,349,600 |
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| | | | | | Line Items
(click linked line item name to drill-down) | 2009
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| Public Service Commission | $2,233,300 | $2,762,200 | $3,050,500 | $2,785,600 | $4,700,700 | | Speech and Hearing Impaired | $2,087,800 | $1,667,900 | $1,150,700 | $1,076,200 | $1,871,500 | | Universal Telecommunications Support Fund | $6,835,500 | $7,324,100 | $6,425,100 | $9,650,500 | $4,777,400 | | Total | $11,156,600 | $11,754,200 | $10,626,300 | $13,512,300 | $11,349,600 |
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| | | | | | Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition) | 2009
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| Personnel Services | $1,659,500 | $1,717,100 | $1,854,300 | $1,835,100 | $2,800,700 | | In-state Travel | $20,300 | $24,900 | $22,500 | $18,900 | $27,400 | | Out-of-state Travel | $39,000 | $26,800 | $21,100 | $18,000 | $41,900 | | Current Expense | $2,544,900 | $2,599,900 | $2,249,400 | $1,932,800 | $3,646,200 | | DP Current Expense | $57,400 | $61,400 | $53,900 | $57,000 | $56,000 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $6,835,500 | $6,374,100 | $6,425,100 | $9,650,500 | $4,777,400 | | Transfers | $0 | $950,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Total | $11,156,600 | $11,754,200 | $10,626,300 | $13,512,300 | $11,349,600 |
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Other Indicators | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Actual | 2013
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | | Actual FTE | 15.6 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 0.0 | | Change in Fund Balance | (342,400) | (3,547,900) | (3,528,600) | 333,900 | 0 |
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Table 2: Operating and Capital Budgets Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info) | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Actual | 2013
Approp | | Federal Funds | $0 | $828,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act | $0 | $0 | $1,021,900 | $819,000 | $2,330,000 | | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $1,594,000 | $1,247,600 | $1,190,400 | $2,040,800 | $2,176,900 | | GFR - CSA - PURF | $1,901,800 | $1,832,200 | $1,959,500 | $1,991,700 | $2,169,500 | | Transfers | $0 | $0 | $29,500 | $0 | $0 | | Transfers - Other Agencies | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,500 | $0 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $2,461,800 | $1,636,500 | $1,114,200 | $1,096,800 | $1,361,200 | | Closing Nonlapsing | ($1,636,500) | ($1,114,200) | ($1,096,800) | ($2,098,000) | ($1,465,400) | | Lapsing Balance | $0 | $0 | ($17,500) | $0 | $0 | | Total | $4,321,100 | $4,430,100 | $4,201,200 | $3,861,800 | $6,572,200 |
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| | | | | | Line Items
(click linked line item name to drill-down) | 2009
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| Public Service Commission | $2,233,300 | $2,762,200 | $3,050,500 | $2,785,600 | $4,700,700 | | Speech and Hearing Impaired | $2,087,800 | $1,667,900 | $1,150,700 | $1,076,200 | $1,871,500 | | Total | $4,321,100 | $4,430,100 | $4,201,200 | $3,861,800 | $6,572,200 |
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| | | | | | Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition) | 2009
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| Personnel Services | $1,659,500 | $1,717,100 | $1,854,300 | $1,835,100 | $2,800,700 | | In-state Travel | $20,300 | $24,900 | $22,500 | $18,900 | $27,400 | | Out-of-state Travel | $39,000 | $26,800 | $21,100 | $18,000 | $41,900 | | Current Expense | $2,544,900 | $2,599,900 | $2,249,400 | $1,932,800 | $3,646,200 | | DP Current Expense | $57,400 | $61,400 | $53,900 | $57,000 | $56,000 | | Total | $4,321,100 | $4,430,100 | $4,201,200 | $3,861,800 | $6,572,200 |
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Other Indicators | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Actual | 2013
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | | Actual FTE | 15.6 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 0.0 |
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Table 3: Expendable Funds and Accounts Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info) | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Actual | 2013
Approp | | Licenses/Fees | $6,493,100 | $3,776,200 | $2,896,500 | $9,984,400 | $4,971,900 | | Beginning Fund Balance | $8,350,500 | $8,008,100 | $4,460,200 | $931,600 | $1,231,200 | | Ending Fund Balance | ($8,008,100) | ($4,460,200) | ($931,600) | ($1,265,500) | ($1,425,700) | | Total | $6,835,500 | $7,324,100 | $6,425,100 | $9,650,500 | $4,777,400 |
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| | | | | | Line Items
(click linked line item name to drill-down) | 2009
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| Universal Telecommunications Support Fund | $6,835,500 | $7,324,100 | $6,425,100 | $9,650,500 | $4,777,400 | | Total | $6,835,500 | $7,324,100 | $6,425,100 | $9,650,500 | $4,777,400 |
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| | | | | | Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition) | 2009
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| Other Charges/Pass Thru | $6,835,500 | $6,374,100 | $6,425,100 | $9,650,500 | $4,777,400 | | Transfers | $0 | $950,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Total | $6,835,500 | $7,324,100 | $6,425,100 | $9,650,500 | $4,777,400 |
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Actual | 2010
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Approp | | Change in Fund Balance | (342,400) | (3,547,900) | (3,528,600) | 333,900 | 0 |
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