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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Caldwell, Kazarian, Solomon, Potter, Kennedy, | |
Date Introduced: February 16, 2022 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 39-1 of the General Laws entitled "Public Utilities Commission" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 39-1-63. Utility termination moratorium period. |
4 | The commission shall amend its rules and regulations governing the termination of |
5 | residential electric and gas service as set forth in 810-RICR-10-00-1, and any similar regulation of |
6 | the commission, so that the utility termination moratorium period shall mean the period of time |
7 | between 12:01 a.m. on November 1 and 11:59 p.m. on May 1 of each year. |
8 | Provided, this section shall not nullify or reduce any extension of the suspension of service |
9 | terminations and collection actions during the COVID-19 emergency already authorized or which |
10 | may be authorized by the commission pursuant to "Docket No. 5022 - Suspension of Service |
11 | Terminations and Certain Collections Activities During the COVID-19 Emergency." |
12 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION | |
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1 | The act would direct the public utilities commission to amend its regulations by extending |
2 | the utility termination moratorium period on electricity and gas from April 15 to May 1 of each |
3 | year. This act would not nullify or reduce any extension of the suspension of service terminations |
4 | and collection actions during the COVID-19 emergency already authorized or which may be |
5 | authorized by the commission pursuant to "Docket No. 5022 - Suspension of Service Terminations |
6 | and Certain Collections Activities During the COVID-19 Emergency." |
7 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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