Bill 79 — Second Session, 20Th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 79 Public Utilities Board Amendment Act, 1984 (Legislature 20, Session 2)

L20 S2 3548

Alberta — Bills

1984 BILL 79 Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 79 PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD AMENDMENT ACT, 1984 THE MINISTER OF UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS First Reading Second Reading Committee ofthe Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

BiU 79 BILL 79 1984 PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD AMENDMENT ACT, 1984 (Assented to , 1984) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent ofthe Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: 1 The Public Utilities Board Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1 is amended by adding the foUowing after clause (b): (b.l) "consumer group" has the same meaning as in the Electric Energy Marketing Act; 3

Section 70(2.1) is repealed. 4

Section 83 is amended (

a) by renumbering it as

section 83(1); (

b) in subsection (1), by striking out "In" and substituting "Sub ject to subsection (2), in"; (

c) by adding the foUowing after subsection (1):

(2) In fixing just and reasonable rates, tolls or charges, or schedules thereof, to be imposed, observed or foUowed by the owner of a pubUc utility to which the Electric Energy Mar keting Act applies, the Board shaU deem (

a) the total sum received by the owner of a pubUc utility from the Electric Energy Marketing Agency for electric energy purchased by the Agency in respect of a consumer group to be revenue to the owner of the public utility in respect of that consumer group for the year in which the sum is paid, and (

b) the total sum paid by the owner of a public udlity to the Electric Energy Marketing Agency for electric energy purchased from the Agency in respect of a consumer group to be the cost to the owner of the public utiUty of the electric energy in respect of that consumer group for the year in which the sum is paid.

Explanatory Notes 1 This BUI wUl amend

chapter P-37 ofthe Revised Statutes of Albeiia 1980. 2 Adds a definition. 3

Section 70(2.1) presently reads:

(2.1) Notwithstanding subsection (2), sections 79 to 87, 93 arui 94 apply to that part of a public utility owned or operated by a municipality that is at and upstream from the pooling interface and to which the Electric Energy Marketing Act applies. 4

Section 83 presently reads in part: 83 In fixing just arui reasonable rates, tolls or charges, or schedules thereof, to be imposed, observed and followed by an owner of a public utility, (

a) the Board may consider all revenues and costs of the owner that are in the Board's opinion applicable to a period consisting of (

i) the whole of the fiscal year ofthe owner in which a proceeding is initiated for the fixing of rates, tolls or charges, or schedules thereof, (ii) a subsequent fiscal year ofthe owner or (iii) 2 or more of the fiscal years ofthe owner referred to in sub clauses (

i) and (ii) if they are consecutive, and need not consider the allocation of those revenues and costs to any part of such a period, (a.

l) the Board shaU consider the effect ofthe Electric Energy Mar keting Act on the revenues and costs ofthe owner with respect to the generation, transmission and distribution of electric energy, (

b) the Board may give effect to that part of any excess revenue re ceived or any revenue deficiency incurred by the owner that is in the Board's opinion applicable to the whole of the fiscal year ofthe owner in which a proceeding is initiated for the fixing of rates, tolls or charges, or schedules thereof as the Board determines is just and reasonable. Explanatory Notes

Section 84 is amended (

a) by renumbering it as

section 84(1); (

b) in subsection (1), by striking out "In" and substituting "Except as provided in subsection (2), in"; (

c) by adding the following after subsection (1):

(2) The Board may fix rates, toUs or charges or schedules thereof to be imposed, observed or followed by the owner of a public UtiUty to which the Electric Energy Marketing Act applies in such a manner that the rates to the members of a consumer group may be increased or decreased from year to year without a hearing or notice to any person except the owner, if the increase or decrease is a result of a change in the deemed cost ofthe electric energy to that owner in respect of that consumer group. In accordance with

section 4(1) ofthe

Interpretation Act. this BiU comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent.

Section 84 presently reads: 84 In fixing just and reasonable rates, tolls or charges or schedules thereof to be imposed by the owner of a public utility, the Board shall not fix any rate, toU or charge or

schedule in such a manner that the rate to the consumers or any class of consumers may be increased from year to year or other period without a further application to arui order of the Board thereon. Explanatory Notes Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill 79, Public Utilities Board Amendment Act, 1984

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S2 3548
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L20 S2 3548
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	5687005db8095abb642b36d1e3be11b2838ccc5a

Source file is stored in the law ingest library (json).