§ 35-A §113 — Management audit

Maine § 35-A §113

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Part 1: PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
• Ch. 1: ORGANIZATION, GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

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1.
Audit.
The commission may require the performance of a management audit of the operations of any public utility in order to determine:
2.
Independent auditor.
The commission may have a management audit performed by an independent auditor. If the commission finds it reasonable and necessary to have the audit performed, it may:
3.
Costs.
The full cost of the management audit must be recovered from ratepayers, except that if the audit of an investor-owned public utility contributes to a commission finding of imprudence that results in a cost disallowance, the commission shall determine how to fairly allocate the cost of the management audit to ratepayers or the shareholders of the investor-owned public utility. In ordering an audit, the commission shall consider the impact of the cost of the audit upon the ratepayers and other alternatives that are available.
4.
Telephone utilities.
This section does not apply to any telephone utility other than a provider of provider of last resort service. The commission may not conduct or require a management audit under subsection 1 or 2 of a provider of provider of last resort service unless the commission finds that there is no less burdensome means of obtaining the information sought to be obtained in the management audit and:
5.
Public Advocate; access to information.
Throughout the course of a management audit performed pursuant to this section, the commission, upon request of the Public Advocate, shall:

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. A, §9 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 448, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 448, §7 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 251, §1 (AMD).