Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-17.2 - Definitions
"Direct assessment" means 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.
"Expenses of the commission" includes expenses of the entire agency.
"Gross operating revenues from intrastate operations" includes all revenues from Iowa intrastate utility operations during the last calendar year, except:
"Individual" means a human being as distinguished from legal entities.
"Industry direct assessment" means 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:
"Overhead expenses" means all operating costs of the commission not directly attributable to a proceeding or matter, or a specific industry, that are included in direct and industry direct assessments.
"Person" includes individuals and legal entities as defined in Iowa Code section 4.1(20), except the definition does not include the consumer advocate.
"Remainder assessment" means 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.
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