C.M.R. 65, 407, ch. 83 - POLITICAL ACTIVITIES, INSTITUTIONAL ADVERTISING, PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING, AND PROMOTIONAL ALLOWANCES BY PUBLIC UTILITIES

  1. § 407-83-1 - Definitions
  2. § 407-83-2 - Reports Required
  3. § 407-83-3 - Accounting
  4. § 407-83-4 - Prior Approval Required for Promotional Allowance
  5. § 407-83-5 - Ratemaking Treatment

Summary: This rule requires all public utilities to file annual reports describing their political activities, institutional advertising, promotional advertising, and promotional allowances; requires detailed and separate accounting for expenses associated with political activities, institutional advertising, promotional advertising, and promotional allowances; prohibits any electric or gas utility from providing promotional allowances without prior Commission approval; and establishes Commission policy and ratemaking treatment for expenses associated with political activities, institutional advertising, promotional advertising, and promotional allowances.

Notes

C.M.R. 65, 407, ch. 83
EFFECTIVE DATE:
August 1, 1979
AMENDED:
November 19, 1986, or such subsequent date as the Secretary of State approves. This Rule was approved by the Secretary of State on November 19, 1986 and will be effective on November 24, 1986.
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
May 4, 1996
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
March 26, 1999 - converted to MS Word.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 35 M.R.S.A. §§ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 296 and 313

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