In addition to its other powers and duties provided by law, the Public Service
Commission may, with respect to any matter within its
jurisdiction, order the director of the Division of Public Utilities to:
| (1) |
conduct research, studies, and investigations; |
Terms Used In Utah Code 54-4-1.5
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (2) |
provide information, documents or records in compliance with the provisions regarding ex parte communications set forth in Section 54-7-1.5; |
| (3) |
conduct audits and inspections or take other enforcement actions to assure compliance with commission decisions and state and federal laws; and |
| (4) |
make recommendations regarding public utility regulations. |
Enacted by Chapter 246, 1983 General Session
