Sec. 2. (a) All fees prescribed by this chapter shall be paid into the treasury of the state of Indiana through the secretary of the commission, a quietus shall be issued, and the fees shall be deposited into an account to be known as the commission public utility fund account. This account shall be used for enforcing the provisions of IC 8-1-1 and IC 8-1-2 and shall be utilized only for the purpose of funding the expenses of the commission and the consumer counselor in amounts not in excess of their respective appropriations by the general assembly, plus the contingency fund. All appropriations under this chapter paid out of the commission public utility fund account shall be subject to the prior approval of the general assembly, the governor, and the state budget agency.

     (b) Fees collected from municipalities under IC 8-1-2-85 and amounts paid by municipal utilities under IC 8-1-2-70 shall also be deposited in the commission public utility fund account, as if they were fees collected from public utilities under this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1969, c.360, s.2; Acts 1975, P.L.77, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.101, SEC.2; Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.3; P.L.23-1988, SEC.38; P.L.1-2010, SEC.42; P.L.251-2013, SEC.3; P.L.136-2018, SEC.60.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-6-2

  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
  • public utility: as used in this chapter , shall mean and embrace every corporation, company, cooperative organization of any kind, individual, association of individuals, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever that on or after March 15, 1969, may own, operate, manage, or control any plant or equipment within the state for the conveyance of telegraph or telephone messages, or for the production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, light, water, or power, or for the collection, treatment, purification, and disposal in a sanitary manner of liquid and solid waste, sewage, night soil, and industrial waste, for service directly or indirectly to the public, but said term shall not include a municipality that may after March 14, 1969, acquire, own, or operate any of the foregoing facilities. See Indiana Code 8-1-6-3
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