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GA Code § 46-2-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties Generally|§ 46-2-30. Power of Commission to Make Rules and Regulations Generally

 The commission shall have full power and authority to make rules and regulations to effectuate and implement all laws conferring powers and duties upon the commission. Any rule or regulation adopted by the commission shall be transmitted to the chairman of the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate for review by such committees and recommendations by such committees to the General Assembly for appropriate action.   (Code 1933, § 93-308.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 404, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Provisions of Administrative Procedure Act pertaining specifically to commission, §§ 50-13-10,50-13-17,50-13-19.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Power of state to require interstate carrier to make track connections with other roads, 22 A.L.R. 1078.   Incidental provision of utility services, by party not in that business, as subject to regulation by state regulatory authority, 85 A.L.R.4th 894.   Public service commission's implied authority to order refund of public utility revenues, 41 A.L.R.5th 783.
GA Code § 46-2-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties Generally|§ 46-2-31. Annual Report by Commission to Governor

 It shall be the duty of the commission to make annual reports of its activities to the Governor and to recommend from time to time such legislation as it may deem advisable.   (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 125, § 14; Code 1882, § 719n; Ga. L. 1889, p. 133, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 2201; Civil Code 1910, § 2644; Code 1933, § 93-318.)
GA Code § 46-2-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties Generally|§ 46-2-32. Payment of Fines Into State Treasury; Cumulative Nature of Remedies Provided by This Title

 All fines recovered under this title shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury, to be used for such purposes as the General Assembly may provide. The remedies provided in this title shall be regarded as cumulative of all other remedies given by law against railroad companies, and this title shall not be construed as repealing any statute giving such remedies.   (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 125, § 11; Code 1882, § 719k; Civil Code 1895, § 2198; Civil Code 1910, § 2641; Code 1933, § 93-418.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Recovery of cumulative statutory penalties, 71 A.L.R.2d 986.
GA Code § 46-2-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties Generally|§ 46-2-33. Costs Incurred by Commission Charged to Utility; Invoicing; Recovery

  The cost to the commission of providing reasonably necessary specialized testimony and assistance in conducting affiliate transactions audits prior to utility rate cases, in monitoring nuclear power costs, and in proceedings initiated by the utility, including, but not limited to, utility rate cases, fuel cost recovery cases, gas supply cases, and capacity supply cases, shall be charged to the affected utility. The amount of any such charges shall not exceed $200,000.00 per case per year, except for utility rate cases, generation construction monitoring, integrated resource planning cases, and generation certification cases, to the extent such amount is not also being recovered pursuant to an order issued under subsection (c) of Code Section 46-3A-5, which shall not exceed $600,000.00 per case per year. The maximum fee shall be adjusted on an annual basis based on the Consumer Price Index as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. In the event the Consumer Price Index is no longer available, the commission shall select a comparable broad national measure of inflation. This Code section shall not apply to proceedings for Tier 1 local exchange companies that have elected alternative regulation or to certificated competing local exchange carriers.   At the time the commission determines that specialized testimony and assistance is required, the commission shall issue an order setting forth the scope and budget for such testimony and assistance. All invoices relating to the testimony and assistance shall be subject to commission review and approval, and no utility shall be required to pay any invoice not approved by the commission.   The amounts paid by regulated companies under this Code section shall be deemed a necessary cost of providing service, and the utility shall be entitled to recover the full amount of any costs charged to the utility pursuant to this Code section. In addition, at the election of the utility, the utility shall be entitled to recover all such costs promptly through a reasonably designed rider designated for such purpose.     (Code 1981, §46-2-33, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 111, § 1/HB 1233.)
GA Code § 46-2-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2A - Utility Finance Section|§ 46-2-40. Creation of Utility Finance Section; Composition of Section

 There is established a Utility Finance Section of the commission staff, which section shall have the powers and duties specified in this article. The section shall consist of a director, an assistant director, and such accountants, statisticians, experts, and clerical personnel as the commission may employ, as authorized by the General Assembly.   (Code 1933, § 93-201a, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 121, § 4.)
GA Code § 46-2-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2A - Utility Finance Section|§ 46-2-41. Appointment of Director of Utility Finance Section; Compensation; Supervisory Role of Director of Utilities; Qualifications and Responsibilities of Director of Section Generally

  On or before December 31, 1981, the commission by order shall employ an individual qualified by knowledge and experience to serve as director of the Utility Finance Section. The director shall be compensated in an amount determined by the commission. He shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall report to the director of utilities of the commission.   The director of the Utility Finance Section must possess at least five years' experience in the field of public regulation of business, whether through employment with a state or federal agency, in industry, in education, or through the practice of law. This individual must have graduated from a four-year college with a major in either accounting, finance, business, or management or have graduated from a law school and been admitted to the State Bar of Georgia.   The director shall be responsible for the:   Preparation of the budget of the section for submittal to the director of utilities;   Administration of the section;   Supervision of the work of the section; and   Presentation of the commission staff's position during electric utility rate proceedings.      (Code 1933, § 93-202a, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 121, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1174, §§ 1, 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Position created is unclassified.   - The Georgia Public Service Commission positions of the director of utilities, the public information officer and the director and assistant director of the Utility Finance Section are, as a matter of law, unclassified positions. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-39.
GA Code § 46-2-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2A - Utility Finance Section|§ 46-2-42. Employment of Assistant Director of Utility Finance Section; Employment of Accountants, Statisticians, Experts, and Clerical Personnel; Application of Rules and Regulations

  The director of the Utility Finance Section shall employ an assistant director who shall be employed at the pleasure of the commission and as provided by law.   The director shall employ such accountants, statisticians, experts, and clerical personnel as are necessary for the effective performance of the duties of the section, and such employees shall be in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2.   Rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board concerning compensation and promotion shall not apply to employees of the Utility Finance Section.    (Code 1933, § 93-203a, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 121, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-87/HB 642.)    The 2009 amendment,  effective July 1, 2009, substituted "State Personnel Administration" for "state merit system" twice in subsection (c).    The 2012 amendment,  effective July 1, 2012, added ", and such employees shall be in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2" at the end of subsection (b); and substituted the present provisions of subsection (c) for the former provisions, which read: "With the concurrence of the State Personnel Administration compensation board, certain employees of the section may be included in the 'unclassified service' in addition to those currently provided by paragraph (15) of Code Section 45-20-2. The State Personnel Administration regulations and restrictions concerning compensation and promotion shall not apply to such employees."   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Positions in unclassified service.   - The Georgia Public Service Commission positions of the director of utilities, the public information officer and the director and assistant director of the Utility Finance Section are, as a matter of law, unclassified positions. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-39.   Accountant, statistician, expert, and clerical positions of Utilities Finance Section may be placed in unclassified service if State Personnel Board concurs. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-39.
GA Code § 46-2-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2A - Utility Finance Section|§ 46-2-43. Director, Assistant Director, or Any Other Employee of Utility Finance Section Prohibited From Having Any Interest in or Being Employed by Electric Utilities

 During the period of his employment and for one year following the termination of his employment, neither the director of the Utility Finance Section, the assistant director of the section, nor any other employee of the section shall own any interest of any kind in or be retained or employed by any electric utility or own any controlling interest in or be retained or employed by any person who has a vested interest in the outcome of any proceeding in which the section participates.   (Code 1933, § 93-204a, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 121, § 4.)   Cross references.   - Conflicts of interest of state officers and employees generally, § 45-10-20 et seq.
GA Code § 46-2-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2A - Utility Finance Section|§ 46-2-44. Duties of Utility Finance Section Generally

 The duties of the Utility Finance Section shall include the following:    Preparing a budget for the section for submission by the director of the section to the director of utilities to secure the necessary appropriations to finance the activities of the section;   Investigating the rates and auditing the books and records of any electric utility other than transportation utilities, municipal electric systems, and electric membership corporations when so directed by the director of utilities;   Appearing in any proceeding to determine rates of an electric utility. In such capacity, the section shall:   Form an independent evaluation concerning whether the electric utility rates in question are just and reasonable;   Present testimony by its employees or specially retained experts concerning the electric utility rates in question;   Provide to the commission all technical assistance, data, and calculations concerning the electric utility rates in question, as the commission may require;   Assist the commission in any judicial review of a commission determination of the rates of an electric utility; and   When it will not interfere with the section's participation in utility rate proceedings, perform such other duties regarding any utility matter which the director of utilities may establish.      (Code 1933, § 93-205a, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 121, § 4.)
GA Code § 46-2-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 2A - Utility Finance Section|§ 46-2-45. Relationship of Utility Finance Section to Commission

 The Utility Finance Section shall have the following authority and relationship to the commission:    The section shall be part of the commission staff; and   The section shall be deemed a party to any proceeding to consider rates in which it participates, provided that it shall not have standing to appeal or contest the final order entered by the commission in such a proceeding.    (Code 1933, § 93-206a, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 121, § 4.)
GA Code § 46-2-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 3 - Investigations and Hearings|§ 46-2-50. Conducting of Hearings and Investigations Generally

 The commission shall conduct hearings and investigations in different parts of the state when, in the opinion of the commission, such hearings and investigations will best serve the interest and convenience of the public.   (Ga. L. 1922, p. 143, § 3; Code 1933, § 93-502.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 14 Am. Jur. 2d, Carriers, § 593.   C.J.S.   - 13 C.J.S., Carriers, §§ 444, 465, 503, 577, 595.
GA Code § 46-2-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 3 - Investigations and Hearings|§ 46-2-52. Keeping of Records of Proceedings on Formal Investigations; Transcribing of Testimony

 A full and complete record as provided in paragraph (8) of subsection (a) of Code Section 50-13-13 shall be kept of all proceedings conducted before the commission on any formal investigation; and all testimony shall be transcribed by the official reporter appointed by the commission.   (Ga. L. 1922, p. 143, § 4; Code 1933, § 93-503.)
GA Code § 46-2-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 3 - Investigations and Hearings|§ 46-2-53. Reports, Rate Schedules, Orders, Rules, or Regulations of Commission as Admissible Evidence in Court Proceedings

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 994, § 89/HB 24, effective January 1, 2013.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1907, p. 72, § 5; Civil Code 1910, § 2626; Ga. L. 1922, p. 143, § 1; Code 1933, § 93-504.   Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.
GA Code § 46-2-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 3 - Investigations and Hearings|§ 46-2-54. Power to Issue Subpoenas; Payments to Witnesses; Failure or Refusal to Obey Subpoenas

  In making any examination for the purpose of obtaining information pursuant to this title, the commission shall have the power to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses by such rules as it may prescribe.   Witnesses shall receive for such attendance the same fees and mileage as prescribed by law in civil cases in the superior court. Such compensation shall be ordered paid by the Governor upon presentation of subpoenas and statements as to the number of days served and miles traveled. Such statements shall be sworn to by the witnesses before the clerk of the commission, who shall have the power to administer oaths.   If any person willfully fails or refuses to obey such subpoena, it shall be the duty of the judge of the superior court of any county, upon application of the commission, to issue an attachment for such witness and compel him to attend the meeting of the commission and give his testimony upon such matters as shall be lawfully required by such commission. The court shall have power to punish for contempt as in other cases of refusal to obey the process and order of the court.    (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 125, § 15; Code 1882, § 719o; Civil Code 1895, § 2210; Civil Code 1910, § 2653; Ga. L. 1922, p. 143, § 5; Code 1933, § 93-505.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 64 Am. Jur. 2d, Public Utilities, §§ 146, 147, 152.
GA Code § 46-2-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 3 - Investigations and Hearings|§ 46-2-55. Compelling Witnesses to Testify Before Commission as to the Giving or Granting of Rebates or as to Discriminations in Rates and Charges by Common Carriers

 In investigating complaints of violations by common carriers of the laws prohibiting the giving or granting of rebates and prohibiting unjust discrimination in rates and charges, the commission may exercise the power and authority to compel the shipper or consignee, or any officer, agent, or employee of a common carrier to give evidence relating to such complaints. Before any such person shall be compelled to give evidence relating to such complaints, the commission shall make an order that such witness is required by the commission to testify and that he will be exempt thereafter from indictment or prosecution for any transaction about which he is compelled to testify. When such order is made, the witness shall be compelled to give evidence touching such complaints, and he shall be forever free from indictment or prosecution in any court touching the matters about which he is compelled to testify.   (Ga. L. 1896, p. 57, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 2636; Ga. L. 1922, p. 143, § 5; Code 1933, § 93-506.)   Cross references.   - Prohibition against compelled self-incrimination, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XVI.    General prohibition against unjust discrimination in freight-transportation rates by common carriers, § 46-9-52.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Jenkins v. State, 65 Ga. App. 16, 14 S.E.2d 594 (1941).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Constitutional provision against self-incrimination as applicable to questions asked or testimony given in proceeding before nonjudicial officer or body, 68 A.L.R. 1503.    Testimony of incriminating character which witness was compelled to give, by virtue of immunity statute or otherwise, as admissible in a prosecution of the witness for an offense subsequently committed, 157 A.L.R. 428.
GA Code § 46-2-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 3 - Investigations and Hearings|§ 46-2-56. Compelling Witnesses to Testify Against Common Carriers or Any Other Person in Court

 If a witness is exempted from indictment or prosecution as provided in Code Section 46-2-55, he may also be compelled to give evidence in any action or prosecution instituted in any of the courts of this state against any common carrier or against any other person on account of the transactions about which he is compelled to testify before the commission.   (Ga. L. 1896, p. 57, § 2; Civil Code 1910, § 2637; Ga. L. 1922, p. 143, § 5; Code 1933, § 93-507.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Constitutional provision against self-incrimination as applicable to questions asked or testimony given in proceeding before nonjudicial officer or body, 63 A.L.R. 1503.
GA Code § 46-2-58 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 2 - Public Service Commission|Article 3 - Investigations and Hearings|§ 46-2-58. Conducting of Hearings by Hearing Officers

  The commission shall employ one or more hearing officers to perform the duties set forth in this Code section. Hearing officers shall be persons qualified by knowledge and experience to conduct hearings on utility and transportation matters. In addition, the commission may employ part-time hearing officers, if necessary, to handle the caseload.   In all utility proceedings commenced after July 1, 1981, any hearing may be conducted by a hearing officer, who shall have authority to:   Administer oaths and affirmations;   Sign and issue subpoenas for discovery or trial;   Rule upon offers of proof;   Regulate the course of the hearing, setting the time and place for continued hearings;   Permit persons to make limited appearances as provided in Code Section 46-2-59;   Take official notice of judicially recognizable facts;   Reprimand or exclude from the hearing any person for any indecorous or improper conduct committed at or during a hearing;   Exercise such other powers necessary for the efficient and expeditious conduct of the hearing, to the end that a complete and orderly record may be developed; and   Make written findings of fact based upon evidence in the record.     The hearing officer or commission shall permit only the Commissioners, the hearing officer, the parties, or the attorneys of record of the Commissioners, hearing officers, or parties to examine or cross-examine witnesses, except with the consent of the witness.   Within 30 days after the conclusion of a hearing, the hearing officer shall prepare and certify a record of the evidence to the commission. The hearing officer shall also transmit to the commission proposed written findings of fact based upon evidence in the record. A copy of the record and findings of fact shall be provided all parties of record by the hearing officer. The hearing officer may render an initial or recommended decision in uncontested cases, if directed to do so by the commission. Any such recommended decision shall also be served upon the parties of record, who shall be provided an opportunity to file with the commission its objections or comments.    (Code 1933, § 93-501a, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 121, § 6; Ga. L. 1981, p. 409, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Procedure for contested cases in administrative proceedings generally, § 50-13-13.