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AR Code § 23-4-1003 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 10 - Pole Attachments|§ 23-4-1003. Regulation by commission of rates, terms, and conditions

 (a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall regulate the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment.  (b)  (1) The commission shall develop rules necessary for the effective regulation of the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment.  (2) In developing and implementing the rules under this subsection, the commission shall consider:  (A) The interests of the subscribers of the services offered through pole attachments;  (B) The interests of the consumers of the public utility services;  (C) Maintenance of reliability of public utility services; and  (D) Compliance with applicable safety standards.    (3) [Repealed.]    (c) Nothing in this section prevents a public utility, an electric utility, a telecommunications provider, a cable television service, or a cable internet access service from entering into a voluntarily negotiated, written agreement regarding the rates, terms, and conditions upon which access for a pole attachment is provided.
AR Code § 23-4-1004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 10 - Pole Attachments|§ 23-4-1004. Authority of commission to hear complaints

 (a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission may hear and determine all complaints arising from:  (1) A public utility's failure or refusal to provide access for a pole attachment;  (2) The inability of a public utility and an entity seeking access for a pole attachment to reach a voluntarily negotiated, written agreement governing access for the pole attachment; and  (3) Disputes between a public utility and an entity over the implementation of an existing contract granting the entity access for a pole attachment.    (b) A public utility shall provide information required for the commission to verify that the costs associated with access for pole attachments provided by the public utility are just and reasonable.  (c)  (1) The commission shall resolve any complaint or dispute that the commission may hear under this section within one hundred eighty (180) days after the complaint is filed with the commission.  (2) However, the commission by rule may extend the time to resolve a complaint or dispute for up to three hundred sixty (360) days after the complaint is filed.
AR Code § 23-4-1005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 10 - Pole Attachments|§ 23-4-1005. Certification

 Upon the adoption of rules under § 23-4-1003, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall certify to the Federal Communications Commission that:   (1) The Arkansas Public Service Commission regulates the rates, terms, and conditions of access for pole attachments;  (2) In regulating the rates, terms, and conditions of access for pole attachments, the state considers the interests of the:  (A) Subscribers of service offered by the pole attachments; and  (B) Customers of the public utility; and    (3) The Arkansas Public Service Commission has adopted rules under this subchapter that:  (A) Implement the Arkansas Public Service Commission's regulatory authority; and  (B) Provide that complaints heard by the Arkansas Public Service Commission under this subchapter shall be resolved:  (i) Within one hundred eighty (180) days after the complaint is filed; or  (ii) If the Arkansas Public Service Commission elects to extend the period, not exceeding three hundred sixty (360) days after the complaint is filed.
AR Code § 23-4-1006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 10 - Pole Attachments|§ 23-4-1006. Applicability

 Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the authority and jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission over the rates, terms, and conditions of a pole attachment until after the final certification of the Arkansas Public Service Commission under § 23-4-1005.
AR Code § 23-4-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 11 - Cooperatives|§ 23-4-1101. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Board” means the board of directors of a generation and transmission cooperative;  (2) “Generation and transmission cooperative” means a rural electric cooperative formed under the Electric Cooperative Corporation Act, § 23-18-301 et seq., that:  (A) Does not have a certificated service territory; and  (B) Exclusively sells electricity at wholesale;    (3) “Member cooperative” means a rural electric cooperative that sells electricity at retail and is a member of a generation and transmission cooperative; and  (4) “Retail cooperative member” means the individual member-owner of a member cooperative.
AR Code § 23-4-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 11 - Cooperatives|§ 23-4-1102. Exemption from general rate case procedure

 A generation and transmission cooperative may modify its rates and charges if:   (1) At least three-fourths (¾) of its board votes to change its rates and charges;  (2) A proposed increase in the generation and transmission cooperative's rates and charges does not exceed five percent (5%) in any twelve-month period of the total gross revenues of the generation and transmission cooperative; and  (3) Any additional requirements of this subchapter are satisfied.
AR Code § 23-4-1103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 11 - Cooperatives|§ 23-4-1103. Notification of proposed rate and charge modification

 (a)  (1) A generation and transmission cooperative shall notify the Arkansas Public Service Commission, the Attorney General, and the member cooperatives in writing at least sixty (60) days before the board votes on a proposed modification of its rates and charges under § 23-4-1102.  (2)  (A) The notice under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall:  (i) Be in writing;  (ii) Include a schedule of the proposed modification of rates and charges; and  (iii) Include the effective date of the proposed change.    (B) However, if the board subsequently reduces a proposed increase in rates and charges after providing notice under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the board does not have to provide any additional notice under this subsection.      (b)  (1) The generation and transmission cooperative shall provide notice of its proposed modification of its rates and charges to the public not less than forty (40) days before the board votes on the proposed change in its rates and charges.  (2) The notice under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall:  (A) Be substantially similar to the public notice required by the commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure for general rate case procedures;  (B) Be published in:  (i) A newspaper of general circulation in the service territory of the generation and transmission cooperative; or  (ii) Either of the following:  (a) Any publication that is regularly provided to the retail cooperative members by the member cooperatives; or  (b) The generation and transmission cooperative's newsletter to retail cooperative members; and      (C) Include a statement estimating:  (i) The retail impact of the proposed change in rates and charges on:  (a) A per-kilowatt-hour basis; and  (b) An average residential retail cooperative member's monthly bill; and    (ii) The effective date of the proposed change in rates and charges.
AR Code § 23-4-1104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 11 - Cooperatives|§ 23-4-1104. Alternative procedure for modifying rates and charges of a generation and transmission cooperative

 (a)  (1)  (A) After the board approves the modification in rates and charges under § 23-4-1102, the generation and transmission cooperative shall file for the approval of the Arkansas Public Service Commission an application for the change in rates and charges and tariffs containing the proposed change in rates and charges.  (B) However, a rate rider or other rider to the generation and transmission cooperative's base rates and charges shall not be modified under this subchapter unless the commission determines otherwise.    (2) In addition to an attachment containing the proposed tariffs to effect the modification of the rates and charges, the application shall provide the following:  (A) Proof of the board vote required by § 23-4-1102;  (B) The proof of notice required by § 23-4-1103;  (C) A current calculation of the generation and transmission cooperative's:  (i) Times interest earned ratio;  (ii) Debt service coverage ratio; and  (iii) Margins as a percent of revenue for the last available calendar year;    (D) An analysis of the impact of the proposed change in rates and charges on each member cooperative's cost of wholesale power that is acquired from the generation and transmission cooperative;  (E) Documentary evidence that the impact of the proposed change in rates and charges does not exceed five percent (5%) of the generation and transmission cooperative's total gross revenues for the previous calendar year;  (F) Documentation that shows the derivation of the generation and transmission cooperative's proposed changes in its rates and charges; and  (G)  (i) Any other supporting documentation or evidence required by the commission.  (ii)  (a) However, the commission shall not require the generation and transmission cooperative to prepare a cost-of-service study.  (b) Instead of a new cost-of-service study, the generation and transmission cooperative shall rely upon the most recent commission-approved cost allocation.          (b) Within ninety (90) days after the date of filing the generation and transmission cooperative's application, the commission shall issue its final determination regarding the proposed modification of the rates and charges of the generation and transmission cooperative.
AR Code § 23-4-1105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 11 - Cooperatives|§ 23-4-1105. Alternative procedure for modifying rates and charges of a member cooperative

 (a) A member cooperative may propose a modification of its retail rates and charges to incorporate the proposed change in the generation and transmission cooperative's wholesale rates and charges filed under § 23-4-1104 if:  (1) The member cooperative files its application for a modification of its retail rates and charges with the Arkansas Public Service Commission on the same date as the generation and transmission cooperative files its application for a modification of its change in wholesale rates and charges under § 23-4-1104; and  (2) The member cooperative apportions its proposed change in rates and charges in a manner that reflects, as closely as practicable, its cost of providing service to each class.    (b) Within ninety (90) days after a member cooperative files its application under subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall review and approve the modification of the rates and charges of a member cooperative's retail rates and charges that reasonably reflect those changes in the generation and transmission cooperative's wholesale rates and charges that were approved by the commission under § 23-4-1104.
AR Code § 23-4-1106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 11 - Cooperatives|§ 23-4-1106. Limitation on increase in rates

 The generation and transmission cooperative shall not increase its rates and charges under this subchapter by an aggregate total of more than eight percent (8%) during any twenty-four-month period.
AR Code § 23-4-1107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 11 - Cooperatives|§ 23-4-1107. Commission's jurisdiction not affected

 This subchapter does not affect the Arkansas Public Service Commission's jurisdiction over a generation and transmission cooperative, including without limitation the authority to investigate and set the rates and charges of the generation and transmission cooperative, or a member cooperative as otherwise provided by law.
AR Code § 23-4-1201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 12 - Formula Rate Review Act|§ 23-4-1201. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Formula Rate Review Act”.
AR Code § 23-4-1202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 12 - Formula Rate Review Act|§ 23-4-1202. Findings and intent

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) Electricity and natural gas services are essential to the public health and safety of citizens of this state; and  (2) Affordable electricity and natural gas encourage economic activity within the state and benefit the state's industrial, commercial, and agricultural industries to increase the number of available jobs and to attract new business and industry to the state.    (b) The intent of this subchapter is to establish a regulatory framework that implements rate reforms to provide just and reasonable rates to consumers in this state and enables public utilities in this state to provide reliable service while maintaining stable rates.
AR Code § 23-4-1203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 12 - Formula Rate Review Act|§ 23-4-1203. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Earned return rate” means a public utility's return on common equity for a formula rate review test period that is based on the numbers or values of the formula rate review test period and calculated by dividing the weighted earned common equity rate by the common equity ratio percentage.  (B) As used in subdivision (1)(A) of this section, “weighted earned common equity rate” means the weighted formula rate review test period cost rate for common equity minus the operating income deficiency, or excess, divided by a public utility's rate base;    (2) “Formula rate review test period” means a test period as stated in § 23-4-406 or a projected year;  (3) “Historical year” means, when using a formula rate review test period containing projections, the twelve (12) consecutive months that precede the second and any subsequent formula rate review test period;  (4) “Projected year” means the twelve (12) months following the proposed effective date under § 23-4-1205 for the first formula rate review filing and each subsequent consecutive twelve-month period; and  (5) “Target return rate” means a cost rate of common equity value as established by the Arkansas Public Service Commission in the commission's order addressing the public utility's most recent application for a general change in rates and charges.
AR Code § 23-4-1204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 12 - Formula Rate Review Act|§ 23-4-1204. Formula rate review — Authorized

 (a) A formula rate review is authorized to provide an annual streamlined review of a public utility's rates to determine if adjustments are needed to comply with this subchapter.  (b) An electric cooperative corporation established under the Electric Cooperative Corporation Act, § 23-18-301 et seq., shall not be regulated by a formula rate review.
AR Code § 23-4-1206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 12 - Formula Rate Review Act|§ 23-4-1206. Formula rate review — Required information

 (a) A formula rate review mechanism approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall specify the minimum information required with each annual rate review filing.  (b) Annual formula rate review filings under an approved formula rate review mechanism shall be developed using the formula rate review test period designated by the public utility under § 23-4-1205(a)(2).  (c) Annual formula rate review filings shall be prepared consistent with the commission's order on the public utility's application for a general change in rates and charges.  (d) Any costs disallowed by the commission in its order on the public utility's application for a general change in rates and charges shall not be eligible for recovery under a formula rate review mechanism.  (e)  (1) If a formula rate review test period utilizes projected data under § 23-4-406 or a projected year, rate changes under § 23-4-1207 shall include an adjustment to net any differences between the prior formula rate review test period change in revenue and the actual historical year change in revenue for that same year.  (2) A public utility shall report any differences between the prior formula rate review test period change in revenue and the historical year change in revenue for the same year.  (3) Netting shall not begin until a public utility has accumulated a full twelve (12) months of a historical year to prepare a report.    (f) The public utility shall submit documentation fully supporting all calculations and adjustments as required by the rules of the commission.  (g) A public utility or any other party to the proceeding subject to the commission's rules and procedures may propose additional adjustments that are based on factors unique to the public utility.
AR Code § 23-4-1207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 12 - Formula Rate Review Act|§ 23-4-1207. Formula — Adjustment of customer rates

 (a) Customer rates shall be adjusted in a formula rate review mechanism based on a comparison of the earned return rate to the target return rate.  (b) Adjustments of customer rates shall be calculated using the following formula:  (1) If the earned return rate is less than the target return rate minus five-tenths percent (0.5%), the formula rate review mechanism revenue level for the formula rate review test period shall be increased by an amount necessary to increase the earned return rate to the target return rate;  (2) If the earned return rate is greater than the target return rate plus five-tenths percent (0.5%), the formula rate review mechanism revenue level for the formula rate review test period shall be decreased by an amount necessary to decrease the earned return rate to the target return rate; or  (3) If the earned return rate is less than or equal to the target return rate plus five-tenths percent (0.5%) and greater than or equal to the target return rate minus five-tenths percent (0.5%), the formula rate review mechanism revenue level for the formula rate review test period shall not change or be adjusted.    (c) If a formula rate review test period utilizes projected data under § 23-4-406 or a projected year, rates shall be adjusted by the netting of historical year differences under § 23-4-1206.  (d)  (1) The total change in the formula rate review mechanism revenue level shall be allocated to each applicable rate schedule based on an equal percentage of the base rate revenue used in the development of rates in the Arkansas Public Service Commission's order addressing the public utility's last application for a general change in rates and charges.  (2) The total amount of a revenue increase or decrease for each rate class shall not exceed four percent (4%) of each rate class's revenue for the twelve (12) calendar months preceding the formula rate review test period.    (e) Only one (1) rate review adjustment shall occur during any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) days.
AR Code § 23-4-1208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 12 - Formula Rate Review Act|§ 23-4-1208. Term — Formula rate review

 (a)  (1) The term of any formula rate review approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall not exceed five (5) years from the date of the commission's final order on the application by the public utility for a general change in rates and charges.  (2) Upon a determination that it is in the public interest, the commission may extend the term by a period of no more than five (5) years beyond the initial term.  (3) The rate review mechanism shall continue until all historical years have been netted under § 23-4-1206(e)(1) and rates have been adjusted under § 23-4-1207(c).    (b) A formula rate review shall continue until a final order is issued on an application for a general change in rates and charges filed by a public utility or an application for a change in general rates and charges filed by the public utility as ordered by the commission. The rate review mechanism shall continue until all historical years have been netted under § 23-4-1206(e)(1) and rates have been adjusted under § 23-4-1207(c).
AR Code § 23-4-1209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 4 - Regulation of Rates and Charges Generally|Subchapter 12 - Formula Rate Review Act|§ 23-4-1209. Construction

 (a) This subchapter does not repeal any other provision in this chapter and is supplemental to other laws governing the regulation of public utility rates.  (b) This subchapter shall not prohibit the Arkansas Public Service Commission from exercising its powers under any other statute.
AR Code § 23-10-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 10 - Transportation Of Passengers And Freight Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-10-101. Definition

 As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, “railroad” or “railroad corporation” means all corporations, companies, or individuals owning or operating any railroad in this state whether as owner, contractor, lessee, mortgagee, trustee, assignee, or receiver.