§ 40-9-103 — Tests and report of state chemist upon complaint; use of results as evidence and in fixing rates

Whenever any complaint is made, as provided for in W.S.
37-2-118, that the heat units of the natural gas supplied by any
utility to the users thereof in any town or municipality are
below the standard thereof theretofore used as a factor in the
basis for rates to be charged by the utility in that particular
town or municipality, the public service commission shall notify
the state chemist to make proper tests of the heating units of
the gas furnished by such utility to the complaining
municipality. The state chemist shall certify to the public
service commission and to the mayor of the complaining town or
municipality the result of such test, which said certificate
shall be used as competent evidence by the public service
commission at the hearing of said complaint, and shall be used
by the commission as one (1) of the factors as a basis for any
change in the rates the commission may find necessary to make.