Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 254
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 8-1.
Synopsis: Residential utility customer protections. Amends the statute
that authorizes a water or wastewater utility to establish a customer
assistance program for qualified residential customers, to provide the
same authority to energy utilities. Beginning in 2024, requires a utility
that: (1) is under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory
commission (IURC) for the approval of rates and charges; and (2)
provides residential electric, natural gas, water, or wastewater utility
service at retail to customers and low income customers in Indiana; to
report to the IURC on a quarterly basis certain data concerning
customer accounts and low income customer accounts. Provides that:
(1) a utility shall report all required information in the aggregate and
in a manner that does not identify individual customers and low income
customers; and (2) the IURC may not require utilities to disclose
confidential and proprietary business information without adequate
protection of the information. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to
implement these provisions. Provides that, beginning in 2025, the
IURC shall annually compile and summarize the information received
from utilities for the previous calendar year and include the summary
in the IURC's annual report. Requires a utility to make available, not
later than November 1, 2023, to the utility's residential customers the
opportunity to enter into the following: (1) A budget billing
arrangement. (2) A payment plan that includes certain specified
customer protections. Prohibits a utility from engaging in certain
practices with respect to: (1) billing practices; and (2) service
disconnections and reconnections; for residential customers after June
30, 2023. Makes conforming amendments to the statute concerning the
(Continued next page)
Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2023; November 1, 2023.
Yoder
January 11, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities.
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termination of residential electric or natural gas service. Requires the
IURC to amend, not later than July 1, 2023, its administrative rules as
necessary to conform the rules to these provisions. Requires a utility to:
(1) amend its residential tariffs as necessary to conform the tariffs to
these provisions; and (2) file with the IURC a petition for approval of
each amended tariff; not later than 30 days after the effective date of
these provisions.
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First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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SENATE BILL No. 254
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
utilities.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 8-1-2-46, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2017,
2 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 46. (a) The commission shall provide for a
4 comprehensive classification of such service for each public utility and
5 such classification may take into account the quantity used, the time
6 when used, the purpose for which used and other reasonable
7 consideration. Each public utility is required to conform its schedules
8 of rates, tolls, and charges to such classification.
9 (b) As used in this section, "energy utility" means:
10 (1) a public utility, as defined in section 1(a) of this chapter;
11 (2) a municipally owned utility, as defined in section 1(h) of
12 this chapter;
13 (3) a cooperatively owned utility; or
14 (4) a not-for-profit utility;
15 that provides electric utility service, gas utility service, or both
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1 electric utility service and gas utility service, to the public.
2 (c) As used in this section, "utility" means:
3 (1) an energy utility; or
4 (2) a water or wastewater utility.
5 (b) (d) As used in this section, "water or wastewater utility" means:
6 (1) a public utility, as defined in section 1(a) of this chapter;
7 (2) a municipally owned utility, as defined in section 1(h) of this
8 chapter; or
9 (3) a not-for-profit utility, as defined in section 125(a) of this
10 chapter;
11 that provides water or wastewater service to the public.
12 (c) (e) Upon request by a water or wastewater utility in a general
13 rate case, the commission may allow, but may not require, a water or
14 wastewater utility to establish a customer assistance program that:
15 (1) uses state or federal infrastructure funds, as applicable; or
16 (2) provides financial relief to residential customers who qualify
17 for income related assistance.
18 A customer assistance program established under this subsection that
19 affects rates and charges for service is not discriminatory for purposes
20 of this chapter or any other law regulating rates and charges for service.
21 In considering whether to approve a water or wastewater utility's
22 proposed customer assistance program, the commission shall determine
23 that a customer assistance program established under this subsection
24 furthers the interests set forth in section 0.5 of this chapter and is in the
25 public interest.
26 (d) (f) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
27 implement this section.
28 SECTION 2. IC 8-1-2-105, AS AMENDED BY P.L.181-2006,
29 SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 105. (a) No public utility may make or give any
31 undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any person, or
32 subject any person to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or
33 disadvantage in any respect. A person who violates this section
34 commits a Class B infraction.
35 (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any public utility from
36 furnishing service free or at reduced rates to any of its employees and
37 officers or retired employees and officers or from providing:
38 (1) energy assistance to a heating assistance program
39 administered under IC 4-4-33 to persons eligible for that
40 assistance;
41 (2) a customer assistance program under section 46 of this
42 chapter; or
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1 (3) any:
2 (A) budget billing arrangement;
3 (B) payment plan; or
4 (C) other customer relief or forbearance;
5 that is provided in accordance with IC 8-1-6.2.
6 SECTION 3. IC 8-1-2-121, AS AMENDED BY P.L.181-2006,
7 SECTION 48, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 NOVEMBER 1, 2023]: Sec. 121. (a) Notwithstanding any other
9 provision of law, from December 1 through March 15 of any year, no
10 electric or gas utility, including a municipally owned, privately owned,
11 or cooperatively owned utility, shall terminate residential electric or
12 gas service for persons who are eligible for and have applied for
13 assistance from a heating assistance program administered under
14 IC 4-4-33. The commission shall implement procedures to ensure that
15 electric or gas utility service is continued while eligibility for such
16 persons is being determined.
17 (b) Any An electric or gas utility, including a municipally owned,
18 privately owned, or cooperatively owned utility, shall provide any a
19 residential customer whose account is delinquent an opportunity to
20 enter into a reasonable amortization agreement with such company to
21 pay the delinquent account. Such an amortization agreement must
22 provide the customer with adequate opportunity to apply for and
23 receive the benefits of any available public assistance program. An
24 amortization agreement is subject to amendment on the customer's
25 request if there is a change in the customer's financial circumstances.
26 payment plan that complies with IC 8-1-6.2-6(2).
27 (c) The commission may establish a reasonable rate of interest
28 which a utility may charge on the unpaid balance of a customer's
29 delinquent bill that may not exceed the rate established by the
30 commission under section 34.5 of this chapter.
31 (d) (c) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry
32 out the provisions of this section.
33 (e) (d) This section does not prohibit an electric or gas utility from
34 terminating residential utility service upon a request of a customer or
35 under the following circumstances:
36 (1) If a condition dangerous or hazardous to life, physical safety,
37 or property exists.
38 (2) Upon order by any court, the commission, or other duly
39 authorized public authority.
40 (3) If fraudulent or unauthorized use of electricity or gas is
41 detected and the utility has reasonable grounds to believe the
42 affected customer is responsible for such use.
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1 (4) If the utility's regulating or measuring equipment has been
2 tampered with and the utility has reasonable grounds to believe
3 that the affected customer is responsible for such tampering.
4 SECTION 4. IC 8-1-6.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
5 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
6 1, 2023]:
7 Chapter 6.1. Annual Residential Customer Reports by Utilities
8 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "budget billing arrangement"
9 means a levelized payment arrangement that:
10 (1) is entered into by a utility and:
11 (A) a customer; or
12 (B) a low income customer;
13 of the utility;
14 (2) allows the customer or low income customer to pay for
15 utility service in equal monthly installments; and
16 (3) involves a reconciliation mechanism in which:
17 (A) the amount of utility service actually used by the
18 customer or low income customer during a specified period
19 is compared with the amount of utility service for which
20 the customer or low income customer was billed under the
21 arrangement during the specified period; and
22 (B) the account of the customer or low income customer is
23 either billed or credited, as appropriate, for any
24 discrepancy identified under clause (A).
25 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "customer" refers to a
26 residential customer who:
27 (1) has agreed to pay for utility service from a utility; and
28 (2) is not a low income customer.
29 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "low income customer" refers to
30 a residential customer who is part of a household that:
31 (1) has agreed to pay for utility service from a utility; and
32 (2) satisfies either of the following:
33 (A) Is eligible for and has applied for assistance from:
34 (i) a home energy assistance program administered
35 under IC 4-4-33; or
36 (ii) a low income household water assistance program
37 administered by the Indiana housing and community
38 development authority.
39 (B) Is eligible for one (1) or more of the following:
40 (i) The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
41 (TANF) program.
42 (ii) The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
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1 Program (SNAP).
2 (iii) The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
3 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
4 (iv) Free or reduced priced school meals.
5 (v) The federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
6 program.
7 (vi) Medicaid.
8 (vii) The healthy Indiana plan under IC 12-15-44.5.
9 (viii) The federal Child Care and Development Fund
10 (CCDF) grant program or the federal Head Start
11 program.
12 (ix) Public housing or housing assistance programs.
13 (x) Other means tested programs.
14 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "payment plan" means a
15 payment arrangement that:
16 (1) is entered into by a utility and:
17 (A) a customer; or
18 (B) a low income customer;
19 of the utility; and
20 (2) allows the customer or low income customer to:
21 (A) pay current or past due amounts for utility service in
22 lower amounts or over an extended period of time, or
23 according to another agreed upon schedule;
24 (B) defer the payment of current or past due amounts for
25 utility service to some future date; or
26 (C) receive a forbearance with respect to the payment of
27 certain amounts owed.
28 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "protected account" means an
29 account that:
30 (1) is for utility service that:
31 (A) is provided to a:
32 (i) customer; or
33 (ii) low income customer;
34 who is vulnerable because of advanced age, serious illness,
35 or disability; and
36 (B) is not subject to termination or disconnection for
37 nonpayment or for which termination or disconnection for
38 nonpayment is restricted during specified periods; or
39 (2) otherwise qualifies as a protected account under rules
40 adopted by the commission under section 9 of this chapter.
41 Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "utility" means a utility, however
42 organized, that:
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1 (1) provides utility service to customers and low income
2 customers in Indiana; and
3 (2) is under the jurisdiction of the commission for the
4 approval of rates and charges.
5 Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "utility service" means
6 residential:
7 (1) electric;
8 (2) natural gas;
9 (3) water; or
10 (4) wastewater;
11 service that is provided at retail.
12 Sec. 8. (a) Beginning in 2024, a utility shall submit to the
13 commission quarterly reports on the utility service provided by the
14 utility to customers during the calendar quarter covered by the
15 report. The first report required by this subsection shall include
16 the information set forth in this subsection with respect to the
17 second calendar quarter of 2024. The reports required by this
18 subsection shall be submitted to the commission at the time and in
19 the manner and form prescribed by the commission in rules
20 adopted under section 9 of this chapter. Each report must include
21 the following information with respect to customers (not including
22 low income customers with respect to whom a report is required
23 under subsection (b)) for the calendar quarter covered by the
24 report:
25 (1) The total number of open customer accounts.
26 (2) The total amount billed by the utility for all open customer
27 accounts.
28 (3) The total gross receipts received by the utility for all open
29 customer accounts.
30 (4) The total number of open protected accounts for
31 customers.
32 (5) The total number of open customer accounts that were
33 delinquent for at least sixty (60) days and not more than
34 ninety (90) days.
35 (6) The total dollar amount owed with respect to the accounts
36 identified under subdivision (5).
37 (7) The total number of open customer accounts that were
38 delinquent for more than ninety (90) days.
39 (8) The total dollar amount owed with respect to the accounts
40 identified under subdivision (7).
41 (9) The total number of customer accounts referred for
42 collection to an attorney or a collection agency.
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1 (10) The total number of new payment plans entered into
2 between the utility and customers of the utility.
3 (11) The total number of new budget billing arrangements
4 entered into between the utility and customers of the utility.
5 (12) The total number of customer accounts sent a notice of
6 disconnection for nonpayment.
7 (13) The total number of service disconnections performed for
8 nonpayment.
9 (14) The total number of service restorations after
10 disconnection for nonpayment.
11 (15) The average duration of service disconnection for
12 customer accounts identified under subdivision (14).
13 (16) The total number of customer accounts written off as
14 uncollectible.
15 (17) The total dollar value of customer accounts identified
16 under subdivision (16).
17 (18) The total dollar value of recovered bad debt with respect
18 to customer accounts.
19 (19) Any other relevant information concerning customer
20 accounts that the commission:
21 (A) considers appropriate in evaluating:
22 (i) the payment history of customers; and
23 (ii) the billing and related practices of utilities with
24 respect to customers; and
25 (B) requires under rules adopted under section 9 of this
26 chapter.
27 (b) Beginning in 2024, a utility shall submit to the commission
28 quarterly reports on the utility service provided by the utility to
29 low income customers during the calendar quarter covered by the
30 report. The first report required by this subsection shall include
31 the information set forth in this subsection with respect to the
32 second calendar quarter of 2024. The reports required by this
33 subsection shall be submitted to the commission at the time and in
34 the manner and form prescribed by the commission in rules
35 adopted under section 9 of this chapter. Each report must include
36 the following information with respect to low income customers for
37 the calendar quarter covered by the report:
38 (1) The total number of open low income customer accounts.
39 (2) The total amount billed by the utility for all open low
40 income customer accounts.
41 (3) The total gross receipts received by the utility for all open
42 low income customer accounts.
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1 (4) Of the total amount of gross receipts reported under
2 subdivision (3), the total amount that was paid through:
3 (A) a home energy assistance program administered under
4 IC 4-4-33; or
5 (B) a low income household water assistance program
6 administered by the Indiana housing and community
7 development authority.
8 (5) The total number of low income customers who received
9 assistance from:
10 (A) a home energy assistance program administered under
11 IC 4-4-33; or
12 (B) a low income household water assistance program
13 administered by the Indiana housing and community
14 development authority.
15 (6) The total number of open protected accounts for low
16 income customers.
17 (7) The total number of open low income customer accounts
18 that were delinquent for at least sixty (60) days and not more
19 than ninety (90) days.
20 (8) The total dollar amount owed with respect to the accounts
21 identified under subdivision (7).
22 (9) The total number of open low income customer accounts
23 that were delinquent for more than ninety (90) days.
24 (10) The total dollar amount owed with respect to the
25 accounts identified under subdivision (9).
26 (11) The total number of low income customer accounts
27 referred for collection to an attorney or a collection agency.
28 (12) The total number of new payment plans entered into
29 between the utility and low income customers of the utility.
30 (13) The total number of new budget billing arrangements
31 entered into between the utility and low income customers of
32 the utility.
33 (14) The total number of low income customer accounts sent
34 a notice of disconnection for nonpayment.
35 (15) The total number of service disconnections performed for
36 nonpayment.
37 (16) The total number of service restorations after
38 disconnection for nonpayment.
39 (17) The average duration of service disconnection for low
40 income customer accounts identified under subdivision (16).
41 (18) The total number of low income customer accounts
42 written off as uncollectible.
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1 (19) The total dollar value of low income customer accounts
2 identified under subdivision (18).
3 (20) The total dollar value of recovered bad debt with respect
4 to low income customer accounts.
5 (21) Any other relevant information concerning low income
6 customer accounts that the commission:
7 (A) considers appropriate in evaluating:
8 (i) the payment history of low income customers; and
9 (ii) the billing and related practices of utilities with
10 respect to low income customers; and
11 (B) requires under rules adopted under section 9 of this
12 chapter.
13 (c) A utility may report the information and data required
14 under subsections (a) and (b) at the same time and on the same
15 form, if so prescribed by the commission in rules adopted under
16 section 9 of this chapter.
17 (d) A utility shall report all information and data required
18 under subsections (a) and (b) in the aggregate and in a manner that
19 does not identify individual customers and low income customers
20 of the utility.
21 (e) This section does not empower the commission to require
22 utilities to disclose confidential and proprietary business
23 information without adequate protection of the information. The
24 commission shall exercise all necessary caution to avoid disclosure
25 of any confidential information reported by utilities under this
26 section.
27 Sec. 9. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
28 implement this chapter. In adopting the rules required by this
29 section, the commission may adopt emergency rules in the manner
30 provided by IC 4-22-2-37.1.
31 Sec. 10. Beginning in 2025, the commission shall annually
32 compile and summarize the information received from utilities
33 under section 8 of this chapter for the previous calendar year and
34 include the commission's summary of the information in the
35 commission's annual report under IC 8-1-1-14.
36 SECTION 5. IC 8-1-6.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
37 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON
38 PASSAGE]:
39 Chapter 6.2. Protections for Residential Customers of Utilities
40 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "budget billing arrangement"
41 means a levelized payment arrangement that:
42 (1) is entered into by a utility and a customer of the utility;
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1 (2) allows the customer to pay for utility service in equal
2 monthly installments; and
3 (3) involves a reconciliation mechanism in which:
4 (A) the amount of utility service actually used by the
5 customer during a specified period is compared with the
6 amount of utility service for which the customer was billed
7 under the arrangement during the specified period; and
8 (B) the account of the customer is either billed or credited,
9 as appropriate, for any discrepancy identified under clause
10 (A).
11 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "customer" refers to a
12 residential customer who has agreed to pay for utility service from
13 a utility.
14 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "payment plan" means a
15 payment arrangement that:
16 (1) is entered into by a utility and a customer of the utility;
17 and
18 (2) allows the customer to:
19 (A) pay current or past due amounts for utility service in
20 lower amounts or over an extended period of time, or
21 according to another agreed upon schedule;
22 (B) defer the payment of current or past due amounts for
23 utility service to some future date; or
24 (C) receive a forbearance with respect to the payment of
25 certain amounts owed.
26 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "utility" means a utility, however
27 organized, that:
28 (1) provides utility service to customers in Indiana; and
29 (2) is under the jurisdiction of the commission for the
30 approval of rates and charges.
31 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "utility service" means
32 residential:
33 (1) electric;
34 (2) natural gas;
35 (3) water; or
36 (4) wastewater;
37 service that is provided at retail.
38 Sec. 6. Not later than November 1, 2023, a utility shall make
39 available to all customers of the utility the opportunity to enter into
40 the following:
41 (1) A budget billing arrangement.
42 (2) A payment plan that establishes a payment arrangement
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1 that:
2 (A) is based on a customer's ability to pay for current and
3 any past due amounts;
4 (B) provides a sufficient period of time that is at least:
5 (i) six (6) months; or
6 (ii) twelve (12) months, in the case of a low income
7 customer (as defined in IC 8-1-6.1-3);
8 over which the customer is allowed to pay for current or
9 past due amounts, given the customer's particular
10 circumstances;
11 (C) provides sufficient flexibility to be adjusted with
12 respect to:
13 (i) the amount of each payment under the plan; and
14 (ii) the period of time covered by the plan;
15 to respond to changes in the customer's financial
16 circumstances;
17 (D) does not require a customer to:
18 (i) make a down payment; or
19 (ii) pay a deposit;
20 as a condition of participating in the plan; and
21 (E) provides the customer with adequate opportunity to
22 apply for and receive the benefits of any available public
23 assistance program.
24 Sec. 7. (a) Except for subsection (b)(4), this section does not
25 apply to:
26 (1) wastewater service provided by a municipality under
27 IC 36-9-23; or
28 (2) wastewater service provided by a sanitation department
29 under IC 36-9-25.
30 (b) After June 30, 2023, a utility shall not do the following:
31 (1) Except as otherwise provided in IC 8-1.5-3-8(k)(1) with
32 respect to a municipally owned utility providing utility service
33 (other than wastewater service) to property occupied by
34 someone other than the owner, require a customer to pay a
35 deposit as a condition for receiving utility service from the
36 utility, either upon:
37 (A) first establishing utility service for the customer as a
38 new customer; or
39 (B) reconnecting the customer's utility service following a
40 disconnection for nonpayment.
41 (2) Require that a customer whose utility service has been
42 disconnected for nonpayment to pay the full amount of the
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1 arrearage before reconnecting the customer's utility service
2 if the customer has:
3 (A) entered into a payment plan with the utility; and
4 (B) made a good faith effort to make payments of past due
5 amounts under the payment plan.
6 (3) Impose a late fee or charge interest on past due customer
7 bills.
8 (4) Report past due customer bills, including any past due
9 amounts written off as uncollectible, to a consumer reporting
10 agency (as defined in IC 24-5-24-3).
11 (5) Impose a minimum balance requirement for prepaid
12 utility service customers.
13 Sec. 8. Any:
14 (1) budget billing arrangement;
15 (2) payment plan; or
16 (3) other customer relief or forbearance;
17 that is provided in accordance with this chapter is not
18 discriminatory for purposes of IC 8-1-2-105 or any other law
19 concerning rates and charges for utility service.
20 SECTION 6. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this
21 SECTION, "commission" refers to the Indiana utility regulatory
22 commission created by IC 8-1-1-2.
23 (b) As used in this SECTION, "utility" has the meaning set
24 forth in IC 8-1-6.2-4, as added by this act.
25 (c) Not later than July 1, 2023, the commission shall amend the
26 following rules of the commission as necessary to conform the rules
27 with IC 8-1-6.2, as added by this act:
28 (1) 170 IAC 4.
29 (2) 170 IAC 5.
30 (3) 170 IAC 6.
31 (4) 170 IAC 8.5.
32 (5) Any other rule that:
33 (A) has been adopted by the commission; and
34 (B) is inconsistent with IC 8-1-6.2, as added by this act.
35 In amending any rules required to be amended by this SECTION,
36 the commission may adopt emergency rules in the manner
37 provided by IC 4-22-2-37.1.
38 (d) Not later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of
39 IC 8-1-6.2, as added by this act, a utility shall do the following:
40 (1) Amend any tariff of the utility that:
41 (A) is in effect for residential customers of the utility on the
42 effective date of IC 8-1-6.2, as added by this act; and
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1 (B) is inconsistent with IC 8-1-6.2, as added by this act;
2 to conform the tariff with the requirements set forth in
3 IC 8-1-6.2, as added by this act.
4 (2) File with the commission a petition for approval of each
5 tariff amended under subdivision (1).
6 (e) The commission shall either:
7 (1) approve an amended tariff filed by a utility under
8 subsection (d)(2); or
9 (2) require the utility to make any changes to the utility's
10 amended tariff necessary to conform the tariff with the
11 requirements set forth in IC 8-1-6.2, as added by this act, as
12 determined by the commission;
13 not later than fourteen (14) days after receipt of the utility's
14 petition under subsection (d)(2).
15 (f) This SECTION expires January 1, 2024.
16 SECTION 7. An emergency is declared for this act.
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