Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-17.2 - Definitions
The following definitions apply to the rules in this chapter.
(1) A "direct assessment" is
the charge to a person bringing a proceeding or matter before the commission or
to persons participating in proceedings or matters before the commission and
includes expenses incurred by the commission attributable to the commission's
duties related to such proceeding or matter.
(2) An "industry direct assessment" is the
charge to the utilities in a specific industry for expenses associated with
regulation of that specific industry that are not directly assessed. An
industry direct assessment includes a direct assessment in a specific industry
for which no person is directly assessed under rule 199-17.4 (476). The
industries assessed are as follows:
a.
Electric utilities are assessed for expenses associated with electric service,
including expenses associated with the commission's participation in or
consideration of regional and federal issues.
b. Natural gas utilities are assessed for
expenses associated with natural gas service, including expenses associated
with the commission's participation in or consideration of regional and federal
issues.
c. Water utilities are
assessed for expenses associated with water service, including expenses
associated with the commission's participation in or consideration of regional
and federal issues.
d. Sanitary
sewer utilities are assessed for expenses associated with sanitary sewer
services.
e. Storm water drainage
utilities are assessed for expenses associated with storm water drainage
services.
f. Telecommunications
companies, including all companies providing local exchange service and
interexchange service in Iowa whether by landline or voice over Internet
protocol, are assessed for expenses associated with telecommunications service,
including expenses associated with the commission's participation in or
consideration of regional and federal issues.
(3) A "remainder assessment" is the charge to
all persons providing service over which the commission has jurisdiction for
the total expenses incurred during each fiscal year in the performance of the
commission's duties under law after deducting the direct assessments, industry
direct assessments, and other revenues.
(4) "Overhead expenses" are all operating
costs of the commission not directly attributable to a proceeding or matter, or
a specific industry, which are included in direct and industry direct
assessments.
(5) "Gross operating
revenues from intrastate operations" include all revenues from Iowa intrastate
utility operations during the last calendar year, except:
a. Uncollectible revenues,
b. Amounts included in the accounts for
interdepartmental sales and rents, and
c. Gross receipts received by a cooperative
corporation or association for wholesale transactions with members of the
cooperative corporation or association, provided that the members are subject
to assessment by the commission based upon the members' gross operating
revenues, or provided that such member is an association whose members are
subject to assessment by the commission based upon the members' gross operating
revenues.
(6) As used in
this chapter, a reference to expenses of the commission includes expenses of
the entire utilities division.
(7)
A "person" includes individuals and legal entities as defined in Iowa Code
section 4.1(20), except the definition does not include the consumer
advocate.
(8) An "individual" is a
human being as distinguished from legal entities.
(9) Industry direct assessments and remainder
assessments for gas and electric utilities exempted from rate regulation by the
commission and for providers of telecommunications service required to register
with the commission pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.95A that are exempted
from rate regulation under Iowa Code chapter 476 shall be computed at one-half
of the rate used in computing industry direct assessments and remainder
assessments for other persons.
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