Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-1-239 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 14, April 7, 2022
As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Attorney fees" means expenses
incurred by an intervenor for an attorney with respect to a PURPA position.
(b) "Compensation" means
reasonable attorneys' fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other
reasonable expenses incurred in preparation for and advocacy of a PURPA
position.
(c) "Consumer" means any
retail customer of an electric utility.
(d) "Expert witness fees" means expenses
incurred by an intervenor for an expert with respect to a PURPA position.
(e) "Intervenor" means any retail
consumer of an electric utility, any authorized representative of the consumer,
any governmental instrumentality, or any representative of a group or
organization authorized, pursuant to articles of incorporation or bylaws, to
represent the interests of consumers.
(f) "Other reasonable expenses" means
reasonable expenses incurred by an intervenor with respect to a PURPA position
not exceeding 15 percent of the total of reasonable attorney and expert witness
fees awarded.
(g) "PURPA" means
the public utility regulatory policies act of 1978.
(h) "PURPA position" means a factual
contention, legal contention or specific recommendation promoting one of the
PURPA purposes and relating to one or more of the PURPA subtitle B standards.
(i) "Significant financial
hardship" means a condition that shall be established by demonstrating that the
intervenor does not have sufficient resources available to participate in the
proceeding without an award of compensation or, in the case of a group or
organization, by showing that the economic resources of the individual members
of the group or organization are small in comparison to the expense of
effective preparation for and participation in the proceeding.
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