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Gross operating revenues of public utilities shall be determined by the executive director of the Department of Commerce from:
Terms Used In Utah Code 54-5-2- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- 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
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the annual gross revenue reports filed with the Public Service Commission; and |
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other sources of information as the Public Service Commission may by rule prescribe. |
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If any public utility liable for the payment of the fee assessed under Section 54-5-1.5 fails to file a report showing its gross operating revenue from business derived from its operations within the state for the preceding calendar year on or before April 15th, the executive director of the Department of Commerce shall:
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compute or make an estimate of the amount of the fee to be paid by the utility from available information, records, and data; and |
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assess the fee against the utility. |
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Amended by Chapter 214, 1993 General Session
