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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to natural gas and public utility 2
petitions for rate relief; amending s. 366.06, F.S.; 3
revising the number of gigawatt hours that certain 4
utilities must sell to petition for rate relief using 5
the Public Service Commission's proposed agency action 6
procedure; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 36 6.06, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
366.06 Rates; procedure for fixing and changing. — 13
(4) A natural gas utility or a public electric utility 14
whose annual sales to end -use customers amount to less than 1000 15
500 gigawatt hours may specifically re quest the commission to 16
process its petition for rate relief using the agency's proposed 17
agency action procedure, as prescribed by commission rule. The 18
commission shall enter its vote on the proposed agency action 19
within 5 months of the commencement date f or final agency 20
action. If the commission's proposed action is protested, the 21
final decision must be rendered by the commission within 8 22
months of the date the protest is filed. At the expiration of 5 23
months following the commencement date for final agency action, 24
if the commission has not taken action or if the commission's 25
HB 269 2022
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action is protested by a party other than the utility, the 26
utility may place its requested rates into effect under bond, 27
escrow, or corporate undertaking subject to refund, upon notice 28
to the commission and upon filing the appropriate tariffs. The 29
utility must keep accurate records of amounts received as 30
provided by subsection (3). 31
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 32