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UT Code § 54-4-13.4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 13.4 - Natural gas fueling stations and facilities -- Recovery of expenditures for stations and facilities.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-4-13.4. Natural gas fueling stations and facilities -- Recovery of expenditures for stations and facilities.    (1) The commission shall find that a gas corporation's expenditures for the construction, operation, and maintenance of natural gas fueling stations and appurtenant natural gas facilities are in the public interest and are just and reasonable, if:   (a) the gas corporation's expenditures for the fueling stations and appurtenant facilities:   (i) are prudently incurred; and     (ii) do not exceed $5,000,000 in any calendar year;       (b) the gas corporation shows that the estimated annual incremental increase in revenue related to the stations and facilities exceeds 50% of the annual revenue requirement of the stations and facilities; and     (c) the stations and facilities are in service and are being used and are useful.       (2)   (a) A gas corporation may seek the recovery of expenditures under Subsection (1) through a mechanism designed to track and collect the expenditures between general rate cases.     (b)   (i) The commission shall allow a gas corporation to recover, through an incremental surcharge to all of its rate classes, expenditures that the gas corporation incurs that are directly related to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the stations and facilities described in Subsection (1), reduced by revenues the gas corporation receives during the same time period directly attributable to the stations and facilities.     (ii) The commission shall assign a surcharge under Subsection (2)(b)(i) to each rate class based upon the pro rata share, approved by the commission, of the tariff revenue ordered in the gas corporation's most recent general rate case.     (iii) A gas corporation may file an application to adjust a surcharge under Subsection (2)(b)(i) as frequently as semiannually.     (iv) At the gas corporation's next general rate case, the commission shall include in base rates all expenditures that the gas corporation prudently incurs associated with a surcharge under Subsection (2)(b)(i).        Amended by Chapter 460, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-4-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 14 - Safety regulation.

54-4-14. Safety regulation.  The commission shall have power, by general or special orders, rules or regulations, or otherwise, to require every public utility to construct, maintain and operate its line, plant, system, equipment, apparatus, tracks and premises in such manner as to promote and safeguard the health and safety of its employees, passengers, customers and the public, and to this end to prescribe, among other things, the installation, use, maintenance and operation of appropriate safety or other devices or appliances including interlocking and other protective devices at grade crossings or junctions, and block or other system of signaling, and to establish uniform or other standards of construction and equipment, and to require the performance of any other acts which the health or safety of its employees, passengers, customers or the public may demand, provided, however, that the department of transportation shall have jurisdiction over those safety functions transferred to it by the Department of Transportation Act.  Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1
UT Code § 54-4-15 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 15 - Establishment and regulation of grade crossings.

54-4-15. Establishment and regulation of grade crossings.    (1) No track of any railroad shall be constructed across a public road, highway or street at grade, nor shall the track of any railroad corporation be constructed across the track of any other railroad or street railroad corporation at grade, nor shall the track of a street railroad corporation be constructed across the track of a railroad corporation at grade, without the permission of the Department of Transportation having first been secured; provided, that this subsection shall not apply to the replacement of lawfully existing tracks. The department shall have the right to refuse its permission or to grant it upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe.     (2) The department shall have the power to determine and prescribe the manner, including the particular point of crossing, and the terms of installation, operation, maintenance, use and protection of each crossing of one railroad by another railroad or street railroad, and of a street railroad by a railroad and of each crossing of a public road or highway by a railroad or street railroad, and of a street by a railroad or vice versa, and to alter or abolish any such crossing, to restrict the use of such crossings to certain types of traffic in the interest of public safety and is vested with power and it shall be its duty to designate the railroad crossings to be traversed by school buses and motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire, and to require, where in its judgment it would be practicable, a separation of grades at any such crossing heretofore or hereafter established, and to prescribe the terms upon which such separation shall be made and the proportions in which the expense of the alteration or abolition of such crossings or the separation of such grades shall be divided between the railroad or street railroad corporations affected, or between such corporations and the state, county, municipality or other public authority in interest.     (3) Whenever the department shall find that public convenience and necessity demand the establishment, creation or construction of a crossing of a street or highway over, under or upon the tracks or lines of any public utility, the department may by order, decision, rule or decree require the establishment, construction or creation of such crossing, and such crossing shall thereupon become a public highway and crossing.     (4)   (a) The commission retains exclusive jurisdiction for the resolution of any dispute upon petition by any person aggrieved by any action of the department pursuant to this section, except as provided under Subsection (4)(b).     (b) If a petition is filed by a person or entity engaged in a subject activity, as defined in Section 19-3-318, the commission's decision under Subsection (4)(a) regarding resolution of a dispute requires the concurrence of the governor and the Legislature in order to take effect.      Amended by Chapter 190, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 54-4-15.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 15.1 - Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Duty to provide.

54-4-15.1. Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Duty to provide.  The Department of Transportation so as to promote the public safety shall as prescribed in this act provide for the installing, maintaining, reconstructing, and improving of automatic and other safety appliances, signals or devices at grade crossings on public highways or roads over the tracks of any railroad or street railroad corporation in the state.  Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1
UT Code § 54-4-15.2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 15.2 - Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Funds for payment of costs.

54-4-15.2. Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Funds for payment of costs.  The funds provided by the state for purposes of this act shall be used in conjunction with other available money, including money received from federal sources, to pay all or part of the cost of the installation, maintenance, reconstruction or improvement of any signals or devices described in Section 54-4-15.1 at any grade crossing of a public highway or any road over the tracks of any railroad or street railroad corporation in this state.  Amended by Chapter 342, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 54-4-15.3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 15.3 - Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Apportionment of costs.

54-4-15.3. Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Apportionment of costs.  The Department of Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of Section 54-4-15, shall apportion the cost of the installation, maintenance, reconstruction or improvement of any signals or devices described in Section 54-4-15.1 between the railroad or street railroad and the public agency involved. Unless otherwise ordered by the department, the liability of cities, towns and counties to pay the share of maintenance cost assigned to the local agencies by the department shall be limited to the funds provided under this act. Payment of any money from the funds provided shall be made on the basis of verified claims filed with the Department of Transportation by the railroad or street railroad corporation responsible for the physical installation, maintenance, reconstruction or improvement of the signal or device.  Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1
UT Code § 54-4-15.4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 15.4 - Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Provision of costs.

54-4-15.4. Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Provision of costs.  The Department of Transportation shall provide in its annual budget for the costs to be incurred under this act.  Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1
UT Code § 54-4-16 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 16 - Investigation and report of accidents.

54-4-16. Investigation and report of accidents.  The commission shall investigate the cause of all accidents occurring within this state upon the property of any public utility, or directly or indirectly arising from or connected with its maintenance or operation, resulting in loss of life or injury to persons or property and requiring in the judgment of the commission investigation by it, and shall have the power to make such order or recommendation with respect thereto as in its judgment may seem just and reasonable; provided, that neither the order nor recommendation of the commission nor any accident report filed with the commission shall be admitted as evidence in any action for damage based on or arising out of the loss of life or injury to person or property in this section referred to. Every public utility is hereby required to file with the commission, under such rules and regulations as the commission may prescribe, a report of each accident so occurring of such kinds or classes as the commission may from time to time designate. The Department of Transportation where private and public carriers are involved shall have and assume all powers heretofore held by the commission pursuant to this section; provided that the commission shall retain exclusive jurisdiction for the resolution of any dispute upon petition by any person aggrieved by any order of the department issued pursuant thereto.  Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1
UT Code § 54-4-18 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 18 - Electric, gas, and water service.

54-4-18. Electric, gas, and water service.  The commission shall have power, after a hearing, to ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements or service to be furnished, imposed, observed and followed by all electrical, gas and water corporations; to ascertain and fix adequate and serviceable standards for the measurement of quantity, quality, pressure, initial voltage or other conditions pertaining to the supply of the product, commodity or service furnished or rendered by any such public utility; to prescribe reasonable regulations for the examination and testing of such products, commodity or service, and for the measurement thereof; to establish reasonable rules, regulations, specifications and standards to secure the accuracy of all meters and appliances for measurements; and to provide for the examination and testing of any and all appliances used for the measurement of any product, commodity or service of any such public utility.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 54-4-19 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 19 - Right to enter upon public utility premises.

54-4-19. Right to enter upon public utility premises.  The commissioners and officers and employees of the commission and the Department of Transportation, where public carriers are involved, shall have power to enter upon any premises occupied by any public utility for the purpose of making the examinations and tests and exercising any of the other powers provided for in this title and to set up and use on such premises any apparatus and appliances necessary therefor. The agents and employees of such public utility shall have the right to be present at the making of such examinations and tests.  Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1Amended by Chapter 9, 1975 Special Session 1
UT Code § 54-4-20 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 20 - Consumer may have meter tested upon paying fee.

54-4-20. Consumer may have meter tested upon paying fee.  Any consumer or user of any product, commodity or service of a public utility may have any appliance used in the measurement thereof tested, upon paying the fees fixed by the commission. The commission shall establish and fix reasonable fees to be paid for testing such appliances on the request of the consumer or user; the fee to be paid by the consumer or user at the time of his request, but to be paid by the public utility and repaid to the consumer or user under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commission, if the appliance is found defective or incorrect to the disadvantage of the consumer or user.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 54-4-21 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 21 - Valuation of public utilities.

54-4-21. Valuation of public utilities.  The commission shall have power to ascertain the value of the property of every public utility in this state and every fact which in its judgment may or does have any bearing on such value. The commission shall have power to make revaluations from time to time and to ascertain the value of new construction, extensions, and additions to the property of every public utility; provided, that the valuation of the property of all public utilities doing business within this state located in Utah as recorded in accordance with Section 54-4-22 of this chapter shall be considered the actual value of the properties of said public utilities in Utah unless otherwise changed after hearings by order of the commission. In case the commission changes the valuation of the properties of any public utility said new valuations found by the commission shall be the valuations of said public utility for all purposes provided in this chapter.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 54-4-23 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 23 - Accounts and records of utilities.

54-4-23. Accounts and records of utilities.  The commission shall have power to establish a system of accounts to be kept by public utilities subject to its jurisdiction, to classify said public utilities and to establish a system of accounts for each class and to prescribe the manner in which such accounts shall be kept. It may also, in its discretion prescribe the forms of accounts, records and memoranda to be kept by such public utilities, including accounts, records and memoranda of the movement of traffic as well as of the receipts and expenditures of money, and any other forms, records and memoranda which in the judgment of the commission may be necessary to carry out any of the provisions of this title. The system of accounts established by the commission and the forms of accounts, records and memoranda prescribed by it shall not be inconsistent, in the case of corporations subject to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to Regulate Commerce," approved February 4, 1887, and the acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, with the system and forms from time to time established for such corporations by the Interstate Commerce Commission; but nothing herein contained shall affect the power of the commission to prescribe forms of accounts, records and memoranda covering information in addition to that required by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The commission may, after hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, prescribe by order the accounts in which particular outlays and receipts shall be entered, charged or credited. When the commission shall have prescribed the forms of accounts, records or memoranda to be kept by any public utility corporation for any of its business it shall thereafter be unlawful for such public utility to keep any accounts, records or memoranda for such business other than those so prescribed or those prescribed by or under the authority of any other state or of the United States, excepting such accounts, records or other memoranda as shall be explanatory of and supplemental to the accounts, records or memoranda prescribed by the commission.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 54-4-24 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 24 - Depreciation accounts and fund.

54-4-24. Depreciation accounts and fund.  The commission shall have power to require any or all public utilities to carry a proper and adequate depreciation account in accordance with such rules, regulations and forms of account as the commission may prescribe. The commission may from time to time ascertain, determine and, by order, fix the proper and adequate rates of depreciation of the several classes of property of each public utility. Each public utility shall conform its depreciation accounts to the rates so ascertained, determined and fixed, and shall set aside the money so provided for out of earnings and carry the same in a depreciation fund and expend such fund only for such purposes and under such rules and regulations, both as to original expenditure and subsequent replacement, as the commission may prescribe. The income upon investments of money in such fund shall likewise be carried in such fund.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 54-4-26 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 26 - Contracts calling for expenditures -- Commission to approve.

54-4-26. Contracts calling for expenditures -- Commission to approve.  Every public utility when ordered by the commission shall, before entering into any contract for construction work or for the purchase of new facilities or with respect to any other expenditures, submit such proposed contract, purchase or other expenditure to the commission for its approval; and, if the commission finds that any such proposed contract, purchase or other expenditure diverts, directly or indirectly, the funds of such public utility to any of its officers or stockholders or to any corporation in which they are interested, or is not proposed in good faith for the economic benefit of such public utility, the commission shall withhold its approval of such contract, purchase or other expenditure, and may order other contracts, purchases or expenditures in lieu thereof for the legitimate purposes and economic welfare of such public utility.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 54-4-27 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 27 - Payment of dividends -- Notice -- Restraint.

54-4-27. Payment of dividends -- Notice -- Restraint.    (1) No gas or electric corporation doing business in this state shall pay any dividend upon its common stock prior to 30 days after the date of the declaration of such dividend by the board of directors of such utility corporation.     (2) Within five days after the declaration of such dividend the management of such corporation shall:   (a) notify the utilities commission in writing of the declaration of said dividend, the amount thereof, the date fixed for payment of the same; and     (b) publish a notice, including the information described in Subsection (2)(a):   (i) in a newspaper having general circulation in the city or town where its principal place of business is located; and     (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101.         (3) If the commission, after investigation, shall find that the capital of any such corporation is being impaired or that its service to the public is likely to become impaired or is in danger of impairment, it may issue an order directing such utility corporation to refrain from the payment of said dividend until such impairment is made good or danger of impairment is avoided.     (4) The district court of any county in which said utility is doing business in this state is authorized upon a suit by the commission to enforce the order of the commission, and empowered to issue a restraining order pending final determination of the action.    Amended by Chapter 388, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 54-4-28 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 28 - Merger, consolidation, or combination.

54-4-28. Merger, consolidation, or combination.  No public utility shall combine, merge nor consolidate with another public utility engaged in the same general line of business in this state, without the consent and approval of the Public Service Commission, which shall be granted only after investigation and hearing and finding that such proposed merger, consolidation or combination is in the public interest.  Amended by Chapter 9, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 54-4-29 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 29 - Acquiring voting stock or securities of like utility only on consent of commission.

54-4-29. Acquiring voting stock or securities of like utility only on consent of commission.  Hereafter no public utility shall purchase or acquire any of the voting securities or the secured obligations of any other public utility engaged in the same general line of business without the consent and approval of the Public Service Commission, which shall be granted only after investigation and hearing and finding that such purchase and acquisition of such securities, or obligations, will be in the public interest.  Amended by Chapter 9, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 54-4-30 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 4 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities|Section 30 - Acquiring properties of like utility only on consent of commission.

54-4-30. Acquiring properties of like utility only on consent of commission.  Hereafter no public utility shall acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise the plants, facilities, equipment or properties of any other public utility engaged in the same general line of business in this state, without the consent and approval of the Public Service Commission. Such consent shall be given only after investigation and hearing and finding that said purchase, lease or acquisition of said plants, equipment, facilities and properties will be in the public interest.  Amended by Chapter 9, 2001 General Session