Maine § 35-A §117 Reimbursement fund

Maine Statutes

§ 35-A §117 — Reimbursement fund

Maine § 35-A §117

Title 35-APUBLIC UTILITIES

Part 1PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Ch. 1ORGANIZATION, GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 35-A §117 (2026).

Text

1.Filing fees expense; reimbursements and payment for services. All money collected by the commission in the form of filing fees, expense reimbursements ordered by the commission or payment for services shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State in an account to be known as the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fund. Services for which the commission receives payment include the reproduction and distribution of copies of commission decisions, agenda and dockets, photocopying and the use of facilities. This account is a continuous carrying account, with appropriate subaccounts, for reimbursement of commission expenses incurred in processing the associated matters or providing the associated services or facilities which generated the filing fee, expense reimbursement or payment.

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1.
Filing fees expense; reimbursements and payment for services.
All money collected by the commission in the form of filing fees, expense reimbursements ordered by the commission or payment for services shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State in an account to be known as the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fund. Services for which the commission receives payment include the reproduction and distribution of copies of commission decisions, agenda and dockets, photocopying and the use of facilities. This account is a continuous carrying account, with appropriate subaccounts, for reimbursement of commission expenses incurred in processing the associated matters or providing the associated services or facilities which generated the filing fee, expense reimbursement or payment. So much of the filing fee, expense reimbursement or payment as may be required by the commission is allocated for these purposes and for the refund of the unexpended portion of the filing fee.
2.
State Controller's approval.
All payments under this section shall be made to the commission after approval of the State Controller. In no event may the payments exceed the amounts received by the Treasurer of State from the Public Utilities Commission. Upon certification by the administrative director of the commission that certain amounts in the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fund are not required by the commission, the Treasurer of State shall transfer the amounts to the General Fund.
3.
Administrative penalties.
Except as provided in this subsection, all administrative penalties collected by the commission must be deposited into the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fund.
4.
Budget approval.
The commission shall submit its budget recommendations for the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fund as part of the unified current services budget legislation in accordance with Title 5, sections 1663 to 1666.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 159, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 424, §B6 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 505, §13 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 432, §1 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §98 (COR). PL 2011, c. 27, §2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 143, §§1-3 (AMD).