The fee shall be payable by April 1 of the year after the calendar year upon which the fee is based. Each gas, steam heat, and water public utility shall pay to the Commission an annual fee on gross operating revenues derived within Oregon at a rate determined by Commission order. The Commission's order shall be entered on or after March 1 of the year after to the calendar year upon which the fee is based. The fee shall be payable by April 1 of the year after the calendar year upon which the fee is based. The complete facsimile copy must be received by the Commission by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on the filing deadline.
Persons filing documents by facsimile copies accept all responsibility for timely filing.
Delays in transmission shall not extend filing deadlines. Conditionally received filings shall be rejected unless brought into compliance within the time granted by the Commission. The Commission shall provide the filer the reason for rejecting or conditionally accepting a filing. The Commission or ALJ may require the filing of additional information to clarify or explain a filing at any stage of a proceeding, or in ex parte matters. If such information broadens or changes the scope or intent of the filing, the Commission or ALJ shall require notice be given to persons affected.