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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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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 Caldwell, Cotter, Stewart, Batista, McGaw, Morales, | |
Date Introduced: February 28, 2025 | |
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 | 39-1-64. Cap on energy distribution fees. |
4 | (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general laws to the contrary, any public utility |
5 | as defined in ยง 39-1-2 shall not increase the transmission and distribution fees paid by the consumer |
6 | on a billing statement for a period of two (2) years commencing July 1, 2025, unless the increase |
7 | is approved by affirmative action of the general assembly. |
8 | (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a utility having fewer than seven |
9 | thousand five hundred (7,500) utility accounts. |
10 | 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 | This act would mandate any utility provider from increasing the transmission and |
2 | distribution fees paid by a consumer for a period of two (2) years. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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