§ 114-A — Rates not to include cost of legislative lobbying

§ 114-a. Rates not to include cost of legislative lobbying. In\ndetermining rates to be charged customers, the commission shall not\ninclude the cost of legislative lobbying on behalf of any public utility\nas part of any such utility's operational costs and the commission shall\nnot include the cost of membership dues for any organization,\nassociation, institution, corporation or any other entity that engages\nin legislative lobbying as part of any such utility's operational costs.\nAs used in this section, legislative lobbying shall mean and include any\nattempt by any person on behalf of a public utility to influence the\npassage or defeat of any legislation by either house of the legislature\nor the congress, or the approval or disapproval of any legislation by\nthe governor; provided however, legislative lobbying shall not include\nany appearance by any person on behalf of a public utility before a\ncommittee of either house of the legislature or the congress where any\nsuch appearance is at the request of any such committee.\n