H.B. 187

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPORTING
2 AMENDMENTS
3 1998 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Beverly Ann Evans
6 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES; PROVIDING THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE
7 COMMISSION SUBMIT A REPORT ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS BIANNUALLY TO
8 THE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY INTERIM COMMITTEE.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 54-8b-2.5, as enacted by Chapter 269, Laws of Utah 1995
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 54-8b-2.5 is amended to read:
14 54-8b-2.5. Report to governor and Legislature.
15 Beginning October 15, 1998, and biannually thereafter, the commission shall submit a
16 report to the governor, Legislature, the Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committee, and
17 Information Technology Commission on the state of the telecommunications industry and make
18 recommendations for any regulatory changes necessary to achieve the policy of the state as set
19 forth in Section 54-8b-1.1. The commission shall determine criteria to be used to evaluate the
20 performance of price regulation and the information necessary to conduct the evaluation.




Legislative Review Note
as of 11-19-97 2:48 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

Committee Note

The Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committee recommended this bill.

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