| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.560 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECASTEEL. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1709H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections386.600,386.754,386.756,and386.760,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu |
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| 8 | 8 | | thereoffournewsectionsrelatingtothepublicservicecommission. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections386.600,386.754,386.756,and386.760,RSMo,arerepealed |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2andfournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections386.600,386.754, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3386.756,and386.760,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 386.600.Anactiontorecoverapenaltyoraforfeitureunderthischapterortoenforce |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2thepowersofthecommissionunderthisoranyotherlawmaybebroughtinanycircuitcourt |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3inthisstateinthenameofthestateofMissouriandshallbecommencedandprosecutedto |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4finaljudgmentbythegeneralcounseltothecommissionortheattorneygeneral. Nofiling |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5ordocketfeeshallberequiredofthegeneralcounselortheattorneygeneral. Inanysuch |
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| 18 | 18 | | 6actionallpenaltiesandforfeituresincurreduptothetimeofcommencingthesamemaybe |
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| 19 | 19 | | 7suedforandrecoveredtherein,andthecommencementofanactiontorecoverapenaltyor |
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| 20 | 20 | | 8forfeitureshallnotbe,orbeheldtobe,awaiveroftherighttorecoveranyotherpenaltyor |
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| 21 | 21 | | 9forfeiture;ifthedefendantinsuchactionshallprovethatduringanyportionofthetimefor |
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| 22 | 22 | | 10whichitissoughttorecoverpenaltiesorforfeituresforaviolationofanorderordecisionof |
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| 23 | 23 | | 11thecommissionthedefendantwasactuallyandingoodfaithprosecutingasuittoreviewsuch |
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| 24 | 24 | | 12orderordecisioninthemannerasprovidedinthischapter,thecourtshallremitthepenalties |
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| 25 | 25 | | 13orforfeituresincurredduringthependencyofsuchproceeding.Allmoneysrecoveredasa |
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| 26 | 26 | | 14penaltyorforfeitureshallbepaidtothepublicschoolfundofthestate.Anysuchactionmay |
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| 27 | 27 | | 15becompromisedordiscontinuedonapplicationofthecommissionuponsuchtermsasthe |
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| 28 | 28 | | 16courtshallapproveandorder. |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 386.754.Forthepurposesofsections386.754to386.764,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2 (1)"Affiliate",anyentitynotregulatedbythepublicservicecommissionwhichis |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3owned,controlledby[or],undercommoncontrol, oractinginconcertwithautilityandis |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4engagedinHVACservices; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5 (2)"HVACservices",thewarranty,sale,lease,rental,installation,construction, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6modernization,retrofit,maintenanceorrepairofheating,ventilatingandairconditioning |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7equipment; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8 (3)"Utility",anelectricalcorporation,gascorporationorheatingcompany,as |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9definedinsection386.020; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10 (4)"Utilitycontractor",aperson,includinganindividual,corporation,firm, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11incorporatedorunincorporatedassociationorotherbusinessorlegalentity,thatcontracts, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12whetherinwritingornotinwriting,withautilitytoengageinorassistanyentityinengaging |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13inHVACservices,butdoesnotincludeemployeesofautility. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 386.756.1.[Exceptbyanaffiliate,]AutilitymaynotengageinHVACservices, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2unlessotherwiseprovidedinsubsection[7or]8ofthissection. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 3 2.Noaffiliateorutilitycontractormayuseanyvehicles,servicetools,instruments, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 4employees,oranyotherutilityassets,thecostofwhicharerecoverableintheregulatedrates |
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| 47 | 47 | | 5forutilityservice,toengageinHVACservicesunlesstheutilityiscompensatedfortheuseof |
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| 48 | 48 | | 6suchassetsatcosttotheutility. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 7 3.Autilitymaynotuseorallowanyaffiliateorutilitycontractortousethenameof |
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| 50 | 50 | | 8suchutilitytoengageinHVACservicesunlesstheutility,affiliateorutilitycontractor |
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| 51 | 51 | | 9discloses,inplainviewandinboldtypeonthesamepageasthenameisusedonall |
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| 52 | 52 | | 10advertisementsorinplainaudiblelanguageduringallsolicitationsofsuchservices,a |
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| 53 | 53 | | 11disclaimerthatstatestheservicesprovidedarenotregulatedbythepublicservice |
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| 54 | 54 | | 12commission. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 13 4.Autilitymaynotengageinorassistanyaffiliateorutilitycontractorinengagingin |
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| 56 | 56 | | 14HVACservicesinamannerwhichsubsidizestheactivitiesofsuchutility,affiliateorutility |
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| 57 | 57 | | 15contractortotheextentofchangingtheratesorchargesfortheutility'sregulatedservices |
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| 58 | 58 | | 16aboveorbelowtheratesorchargesthatwouldbeineffectiftheutilitywerenotengagedinor |
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| 59 | 59 | | 17assistinganyaffiliateorutilitycontractorinengaginginsuchactivities. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 18 5.AnyaffiliatesorutilitycontractorsengagedinHVACservicesshallmaintain |
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| 61 | 61 | | 19accounts,booksandrecordsseparateanddistinctfromtheutility. |
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| 62 | 62 | | 20 6.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallapplytoanyaffiliateorutilitycontractor |
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| 63 | 63 | | 21engagedinHVACservicesthatisowned,controlledorundercommoncontrolwithautility |
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| 64 | 64 | | 22providingregulatedutilityserviceinthisstateoranyotherstate. |
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| 65 | 65 | | 23 7.[AutilityengaginginHVACservicesinthisstatefiveyearspriortoAugust28, |
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| 66 | 66 | | 241998,maycontinueproviding,toexistingaswellasnewcustomers,thesametypeofservices |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB560 2 25asthoseprovidedbytheutilityfiveyearspriortoAugust28,1998.Theprovisionsofthis |
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| 68 | 68 | | 26sectiononlyapplytotheareaofservicewhichtheutilitywasactuallysupplyingservicetoon |
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| 69 | 69 | | 27aregularbasispriortoAugust28,1993.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytoany |
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| 70 | 70 | | 28subsequentlyexpandedareasofservicemadebyautilitythrougheitherexistingaffiliatesor |
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| 71 | 71 | | 29subsidiariesorthroughaffiliatesorsubsidiariespurchasedafterAugust28,1993,unlesssuch |
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| 72 | 72 | | 30serviceswerebeingprovidedintheexpandedareapriortoAugust28,1993. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 31 8.]Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoprohibitautilityfrom |
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| 74 | 74 | | 32providingemergencyservice,providinganyservicerequiredbylaworprovidingaprogram |
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| 75 | 75 | | 33pursuanttoanexistingtariff,ruleororderofthepublicservicecommissionthatisconsistent |
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| 76 | 76 | | 34withthissection. |
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| 77 | 77 | | 35 [9.]8.Autilitythatviolatesanyprovisionofthissectionisguiltyofaciviloffense |
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| 78 | 78 | | 36andmaybesubjecttoacivilpenaltyofuptotwelvethousandfivehundreddollarsforeach |
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| 79 | 79 | | 37violation.Theattorneygeneralmayenforcetheprovisionsofthissectionpursuanttoany |
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| 80 | 80 | | 38powersgrantedtohimorherpursuanttoanyrelevantprovisionsprovidedbyMissouri |
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| 81 | 81 | | 39statutesortheMissouriConstitution. |
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| 82 | 82 | | 40 9.Uponreceivinginformationthatraisesareasonableinferencethatany |
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| 83 | 83 | | 41provisionofsections386.754to386.764hasbeenviolated,thecommissionshall |
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| 84 | 84 | | 42investigateanduponfindingreasonablecausetobelieveaviolationhasoccurred, |
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| 85 | 85 | | 43promptlyacttoabatetheviolationandimposeanyrequiredpenalties.Anyperson |
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| 86 | 86 | | 44informingthecommissionofanapparentoractualviolationoftheprovisionsofsections |
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| 87 | 87 | | 45386.754to386.764shallnotbemadeapartytoanactionofthecommissionbutmaybe |
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| 88 | 88 | | 46allowedtointervenewithoutbeingsubjecttoanyburdenofproof.Theperson |
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| 89 | 89 | | 47informingthecommissionofanapparentoractualviolationoftheprovisionsofsections |
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| 90 | 90 | | 48386.754to386.764,andanyotherinterestedperson,shallbeprovidedacopyofany |
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| 91 | 91 | | 49investigation,settlement,order,orotherdispositionofthecomplaint,butnotthework- |
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| 92 | 92 | | 50productofthecommission’sgeneralcounsel. |
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| 93 | 93 | | 51 10.Anyutilityclaiminganexemptionasprovidedinsubsection7ofthissectionshall |
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| 94 | 94 | | 52complywithallapplicablestateandlocallaws,ordinancesorregulationsrelatingtothe |
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| 95 | 95 | | 53installationormaintenanceofHVACsystemsincludingallpermitrequirements.A |
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| 96 | 96 | | 54continuingpatternoffailuretocomplywithsaidrequirementsshallprovidethebasisfora |
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| 97 | 97 | | 55findingbyanycourtofcompetentjurisdictionorthepublicservicecommissionthatthe |
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| 98 | 98 | | 56utilityhaswaiveditsclaimofexemptionpursuanttosubsection7ofthissection. |
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| 99 | 99 | | 386.760.1.Thepublicservicecommissionshallhavefullauthoritytoadministerand |
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| 100 | 100 | | 2ensurecompliancewithsections386.754to386.764,providedthatthecommissionshallnot |
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| 101 | 101 | | 3impose,byruleorotherwise,requirementsregardingHVACservicesthatareinconsistent |
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| 102 | 102 | | 4withorinadditiontothosesetforthinsections386.754to386.764orwithrequirementsset |
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| 103 | 103 | | 5forthinsection386.315. |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB560 3 6 2.Thepublicservicecommissionshallnotadoptanyrule,tariff,order,orother |
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| 105 | 105 | | 7actionthatallowsaviolationofsections386.754to386.764. |
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| 106 | 106 | | 8 3.Noruleorportionofarulepromulgatedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsections |
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| 107 | 107 | | 9386.754to386.764shallbecomeeffectiveunlessithasbeenpromulgatedpursuanttothe |
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| 108 | 108 | | 10provisionsofchapter536. |
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| 109 | 109 | | âś” |
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| 110 | 110 | | HB560 4 |
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