What changed in HF 617
The bill as introduced, compared with the version both chambers passed (90th General Assembly).
1 passage reworded, 6 added and 0 removed; 0 of 7 unchanged.
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Section 1. IOWA UTILITIES BOARD REVIEW.
1. The utilities board shall initiate and coordinate an independent review of current Iowa Code provisions and ratemaking procedures. The review shall take into account the policy objectives of ensuring safe, adequate, reliable, and affordable utility services provided at rates that are nondiscriminatory, just, reasonable, and based on the utility’s cost of providing service to its customers within the state. The review shall include all of the following:
a. An evaluation of the adequacy of current ratemaking law and procedure to promote the policy objectives described in this subsection.
b. Identification of possible changes in law or procedure that might better advance the policy objectives described in this subsection.
c. Recommendations for changes in law and administrative rules.
d. Identification of ratemaking laws and procedures of other states that, if adopted in Iowa, could enhance the competitiveness of utility rates in Iowa as compared with utility rates in other jurisdictions.
Section 1. IOWA UTILITIES BOARD REVIEW. The utilities board of the utilities division of the department of commerce shall initiate and coordinate an independent review of current Iowa Code provisions and ratemaking procedures to determine whether revised provisions and different procedures would be more cost-effective and would result in rates that more accurately reflect a utility’s cost of providing service to its customers in the state. 2. The consumer advocate division of the department of justice, justice shall, and rate-regulated utilities, utilities and other interested persons shall may, participate in the review. The board may utilize additional services to assist in the coordination of the review and writing preparation of the report. The board shall submit a report with findings and recommendations to the general assembly by January 1, 2024.