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