Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Business, Economic Development, & Labor
Appropriations Subcommittee

Line Item: Public Service Commission

Intent Language

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code the Legislature intends that appropriations of the Public Utilities Regulatory Fee provided for the Public Service Commission line item in Item 68 of Chapter 2 Laws of Utah 2010 up to $35,000 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2011.

Funding Detail

The main Public Service Commission line item contains three programs: Administration, Building Operations & Maintenance, and the Energy Independent Evaluator.

Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$828,000	$0	$0
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$0	$0	$0	$1,021,900	$1,864,500
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$159,600	$332,900	$100,800	$92,000	$112,500
GFR - CSF - PURF	$1,798,200	$1,901,800	$1,832,200	$1,959,500	$1,991,700
Transfers	$0	$0	$0	$29,500	$0
Beginning Nonlapsing	$151,300	$0	$1,300	$100	$0
Closing Nonlapsing	$0	($1,400)	($100)	($35,000)	$0
Lapsing Balance	($83,700)	$0	$0	($17,500)	$0
Total	$2,025,400	$2,233,300	$2,762,200	$3,050,500	$3,968,700

Programs:	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Administration	$1,866,400	$1,937,600	$2,654,900	$2,932,800	$3,841,500
Building Operations and Maintenance	$0	$27,100	$27,200	$27,100	$27,200
Energy Independent Evaluator	$159,000	$268,600	$80,100	$90,600	$100,000
Total	$2,025,400	$2,233,300	$2,762,200	$3,050,500	$3,968,700

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Personnel Services	$1,580,700	$1,659,500	$1,717,100	$1,852,200	$1,465,100
In-state Travel	$3,500	$700	$1,300	$900	$1,900
Out-of-state Travel	$31,400	$33,100	$24,000	$19,100	$40,400
Current Expense	$380,400	$482,600	$958,400	$1,125,700	$2,417,000
DP Current Expense	$29,400	$57,400	$61,400	$52,600	$44,300
Total	$2,025,400	$2,233,300	$2,762,200	$3,050,500	$3,968,700

Other Indicators	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Budgeted FTE	18.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	21.0
Actual FTE	0.0	0.0	16.3	17.3	0.0

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Program: Administration

Function

As mentioned previously, the Public Service Commission is a quasi-judicial body that regulates all privately owned electricity, natural gas, some telecommunication companies, and water public utilities. The Commission works to ensure that rates, terms, and conditions of utility service are 'just and reasonable,' to meet the public interest defined by statute and case law. Traditional regulation is still an important part of the Commission's workload.

In cooperation with the Division of Public Utilities (Department of Commerce), the Administration section functions largely to initiate investigations into situations where utilities may be in violation of the law, or are not operating in the public interest, and to set proper utility rates for service.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$828,000	$0	$0
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$0	$0	$0	$1,021,900	$1,864,500
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$600	$64,300	$20,700	$1,400	$12,500
GFR - CSF - PURF	$1,798,200	$1,873,400	$1,805,000	$1,932,400	$1,964,500
Transfers	$0	$0	$0	$29,500	$0
Beginning Nonlapsing	$151,300	$0	$1,300	$100	$0
Closing Nonlapsing	$0	($100)	($100)	($35,000)	$0
Lapsing Balance	($83,700)	$0	$0	($17,500)	$0
Total	$1,866,400	$1,937,600	$2,654,900	$2,932,800	$3,841,500

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Personnel Services	$1,580,700	$1,659,500	$1,717,100	$1,852,200	$1,465,100
In-state Travel	$3,500	$700	$1,300	$900	$1,900
Out-of-state Travel	$31,400	$33,100	$24,000	$19,100	$40,400
Current Expense	$221,400	$186,900	$851,100	$1,008,000	$2,289,800
DP Current Expense	$29,400	$57,400	$61,400	$52,600	$44,300
Total	$1,866,400	$1,937,600	$2,654,900	$2,932,800	$3,841,500

Other Indicators	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Budgeted FTE	18.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	21.0
Actual FTE	0.0	0.0	16.3	17.3	0.0

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Program: Building Operations and Maintenance

Funding Detail

The Public Service Commission is located at the Heber M. Wells Building located at 160 East 300 South in Salt Lake City. Due to lack of space at the Heber Wells Building, employees and services for the Speech and Hearing Impaired Program (Relay Utah), administered by the Public Service Commission, have been moved to the West Regional building, Suite 103 at 168 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City. Both locations are owned and operated by the Department of Administrative Services, Division of Facilities and Construction Management (DFCM).

Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
GFR - CSF - PURF	$0	$28,400	$27,200	$27,100	$27,200
Closing Nonlapsing	$0	($1,300)	$0	$0	$0
Total	$0	$27,100	$27,200	$27,100	$27,200

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Current Expense	$0	$27,100	$27,200	$27,100	$27,200
Total	$0	$27,100	$27,200	$27,100	$27,200

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Program: Energy Independent Evaluator

Function

Title 54, Chapter 17, the Energy Resource Procurement Act, which governs electric utility solicitations for significant energy resources, requires the Public Service Commission to engage the services of an independent evaluator who reviews and monitors significant PacifiCorp resource procurement activities through a Request-for-Proposals process to ensure compliance with the terms of statute.

The objective of the independent evaluator is to actively monitor the solicitation process for fairness and to render an opinion as to whether the solicitation process is fair, in compliance with Utah state law, and whether any modeling used by PacifiCorp to evaluate bids is sufficient.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$159,000	$268,600	$80,100	$90,600	$100,000
Total	$159,000	$268,600	$80,100	$90,600	$100,000

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Current Expense	$159,000	$268,600	$80,100	$90,600	$100,000
Total	$159,000	$268,600	$80,100	$90,600	$100,000

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