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LA Rev Stat § 45:1161.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1161.2. Domicile; quorum; officers

RS 1161.2 - Domicile; quorum; officers A. The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge, but may meet, conduct investigations, and render orders elsewhere in the state.  B. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any regular or special meeting. All official action of the commission shall require the favorable vote of a majority of the elected membership.  C. At its first regular or special meeting of each calendar year the commission shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from among its membership.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 4, §1, eff. June 13, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1161.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1161.3. District staffing

RS 1161.3 - District staffing There shall be thirty-seven full-time employee positions available for district staffing, the allocation of which per district shall be as determined by the commission.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 4, §1, eff. June 13, 1975. Amended by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 19, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1992, No. 23, §1, eff. May 22, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 871, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 2, §§5, 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.  NOTE: See Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 2, §§2-4 and 7, relative to effectiveness of this provisions.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1162 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1162. Salaries of members

RS 1162 - Salaries of members The salary of each of the members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission shall be forty-five thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly on the warrant of each commissioner. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 60, §1; Acts 1952, No. 171, §1; Acts 1959, No. 117, §1; Acts 1965, No. 14, §1; Acts 1970, No. 417, §1; Acts 1979, No. 236, §6, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 376, §6, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 636, §9, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1997, No. 466, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1163 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1163. Power to regulate rates and service; exceptions

RS 1163 - Power to regulate rates and service; exceptions  A.(1) The commission shall exercise all necessary power and authority over any street railway, gas, electric light, heat, power, waterworks, or other local public utility for the purpose of fixing and regulating the rates charged or to be charged by and service furnished by such public utilities.  (2) However, no aspect of direct sales of natural gas by natural gas producers, natural gas pipeline companies, natural gas distribution companies, or any other person engaging in the direct sale of natural gas to industrial users for fuel or for utilization in any manufacturing process, or to any person for use in vehicles capable of using compressed natural gas which when combusted results in comparably lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof, shall be subject to such regulation by the commission.  (3) In addition, a schedule of rates of an electric cooperative shall not require approval of the commission if the schedule previously was approved by the board of directors of the electric cooperative and by the federal government or any agency thereof, nor shall the authority of the commission extend to the service rendered by electric cooperatives except to the extent provided in R.S. 45:123 and in orders of the commission promulgated to effectuate the purposes of R.S. 45:123.  B. The commission shall exercise all necessary power and authority over any electric cooperative, that, by a vote of its membership, has elected to be regulated by the commission, as provided in R.S. 12:426, for the purpose of fixing and regulating the rates charged or to be charged and services furnished by the cooperative.  C. To ensure that costs passed through to consumers are just and reasonable, the commission shall, no less frequently than every other year, audit the adjustment clause filings submitted by a public electric utility in this state, exercise its authorized review and determination of such filings, and exercise its control and rate-fixing authority to modify fuel adjustment charges of an electric utility as assessed by an electric utility to rate-paying consumers through operation of the utility's fuel adjustment clause.  Acts 1964, No. 446, §1; Acts 1978, No. 77, §1; Acts 1983, No. 636, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 1990, No. 306, §1; Acts 1990, No. 531, §1; Acts 2016, No. 135, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1163.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1163.3. Economics and rate analysis division and hearing examiners division

RS 1163.3 - Economics and rate analysis division and hearing examiners division A. In order to assist the commission in making an examination of the affairs of any person doing a public service or public utilities business in Louisiana concerning matters affecting services and rates charged Louisiana consumers by such public service or public utility business, or for representing the Public Service Commission in matters affecting services and rates charged by public utilities to Louisiana consumers or the judicial review thereof, there are hereby established an economics and rate analysis division and a hearing examiners division of the Public Service Commission. Said divisions shall consist of, but shall not be limited to, persons with training in auditing, economics, finance, engineering, and accounting, as well as attorneys licensed to practice in the state of Louisiana, all of whom shall be full-time employees of the commission, and such other support staff and clerical assistants as may be necessary to make such examinations and to carry out such responsibilities.  B. If the staff of the economics and rate analysis division is unable or insufficient to assist the commission in evaluating, reviewing, and representing the commission in matters affecting services and rates charged by public utilities to Louisiana consumers or the judicial review thereof, the commission is empowered to retain other attorneys, engineers, consultants, accountants, or support staff and clerical assistants to assist the economics and rate analysis division.  C. Prior to the beginning of the 1994 Regular Session and the 1995 Regular Session, the commission shall advise the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives as to the effectiveness of the economics and rate analysis division and the hearing examiners division.  Acts 1985, No. 561, §2, eff. July 12, 1985; Acts 1992, No. 871, §1, eff. July 1, 1993.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 561, §3.}}
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164. Extent of power as to service; exception

RS 1164 - Extent of power as to service; exception A. The power, authority, and duties of the commission shall affect and include all matters and things connected with, concerning, and growing out of the service to be given or rendered by such public utility, except in the parish of Orleans.  B. The provisions of this Section and R.S. 45:1163 shall not apply to any public utility, the title to which is in the state or any of its political subdivisions or municipalities, unless the electors of such are customers of the public utility have manifested their approval of being under the jurisdiction of the public service commission as is required by Article IV, Section 21(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana in the manner provided by R.S. 45:1164.1 through R.S. 45:1164.13.  C. The provisions of this Section and of R.S. 45:1163, 1176, 1177, 1180, 1181, 1182, and 1183 shall not apply to any person owning, leasing, and/or operating an electric generation facility if such person is not primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and/or sale of electricity, and if such person: (a) consumes all of the electric power and energy generated by such facility for its own use at the site of generation or at some other location if mutually acceptable agreements to transport such electric power and energy can be reached with each electric public utility whose transmission facilities would be electrically utilized therefor, provided, however, notwithstanding any provision contained herein, there shall be no obligation or duty, expressed or implied, to purchase, to sell, to transport, or to engage in any other type of transaction with respect to the electric power and energy that may be generated by such person, imposed upon any public utility by this Section except as shall be provided in the cogeneration rules and regulations adopted by the Louisiana Public Service Commission pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; or (b) only consumes a portion thereof in such manner and sells the entire remaining portion of such electric power and energy generated to an electric public utility as defined in R.S. 45:121; or (c) sells the entire production of electric power and energy generated by such facility to an electric public utility as defined in R.S. 45:121.  Amended by Acts 1975, No. 328, §1; Acts 1982, No. 560, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.1. Definitions

RS 1164.1 - Definitions As used in this Part the singular shall include the plural in those instances wherein a public utility is owned by more than one political subdivision and/or is located in or serves more than one parish.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.2. Petition for election

RS 1164.2 - Petition for election Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, upon the petition of not less than twenty-five percent of or seven thousand five hundred of the qualified electors residing within any municipality or other political subdivision, whichever is lesser, or upon the petition of not less than twenty-five percent of or ten thousand of the qualified electors residing within any municipality having a population of 400,000 or more, except in the Parish of Orleans, whichever is lesser, the governing authority shall order a referendum election to be held to determine whether or not any public utility owned by such political subdivision shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the commission. No referendum election called pursuant to this Section shall be held within two years of any other referendum election held pursuant to this Section.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.3. Form of petition for election

RS 1164.3 - Form of petition for election  Any qualified elector desiring a referendum election shall sign a petition addressed to the governing authority of the municipality or other political subdivision in which he resides, or of which he is a customer, and in substantially the following form: PETITION  TO: [Name of governing authority and name of municipality or other political subdivision]  The undersigned qualified electors respectfully request that you call an election to submit, in the manner provided by law, to the qualified electors of [name of municipality or other political subdivision], . . . and other electors who are customers of the public utility, wherever they may reside, the following proposition:  Shall the Public Service Commission regulate [name of public utility] owned by [name of political subdivision]? Signature Address Date  Where signatures are made on more than one sheet, each sheet of the petition shall reproduce above the signatures the same matter as is on the first sheet. Each petitioner shall sign his name in his own handwriting and shall write his address and the date on which he signed, otherwise his signature shall be null and void. If an elector cannot sign his name because of age or physical condition, he may have his name and address and the date written by another and shall affix his ordinary "X" mark in the presence of two competent electors, who shall sign their names as witnesses to the mark.   Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.4. Filing of petition with registrar of voters; publication

RS 1164.4 - Filing of petition with registrar of voters; publication The petition shall be filed with the registrar of voters within ninety days after the date on which the first signature was affixed. The petition, when so filed, becomes a public record and cannot be returned to the proponents or signers thereof.  The registrar of voters shall have the petition, including the names and addresses of the petitioners and the dates of signing, published at the earliest possible time in the official journal of the municipality or other political subdivision, at the expense of the governing authority charged with the duty of calling the election. The formal portion of the petition need be reproduced only once in the publication.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.5. Verification of petition by registrar; filing with governing authority

RS 1164.5 - Verification of petition by registrar; filing with governing authority The registrar of voters shall check the petition and attach thereto his sworn verification showing: (1) The date the petition was filed; (2) Copy of official journal showing publication of the petition; (3) The date of the first signature of the petition; (4) The number of qualified electors of the municipality or other political subdivision on the registration rolls as of the date of the filing of the petition, which date shall be used by him in ascertaining if the petition contains the required number of signatures; (5) The total number of signatures of qualified electors on the petition which appear genuine; and (6) The number of signatures which do not appear genuine or not signed and written in the manner required in R.S. 45:1164.3.  He shall file the petition, with his sworn verification, with the clerk of the governing authority charged with the duty of calling the election.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.6. Ordering of election after thirty days; removal of names within that time; date of election

RS 1164.6 - Ordering of election after thirty days; removal of names within that time; date of election The clerk of the governing authority with whom the petition is filed by the registrar of voters shall attach to the petition its sworn verification showing the date, month, and year the petition was filed with it.  If the petition conforms to all the provisions of R.S. 45:1164.1-45:1164.6, the governing authority shall order the election. The ordinance or resolution of the governing authority ordering the election shall be adopted at a regular meeting held not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days after the date the petition was filed with the governing authority by the registrar of voters.  The governing authority shall remove the name of any signer of the petition if requested to do so in writing within thirty days after the date the petition was filed with it. If the number of written requests for withdrawal from the petition reduces the number of qualified petitioners to less than the number required by R.S. 45:1164.2 the election shall not be ordered and the petition shall be null and void and cannot be used again.  The date fixed for the election shall be not less than forty-five nor more than sixty days after the date of the adoption of the ordinance or resolution ordering the election.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.7. Ballot; majority determination of issues

RS 1164.7 - Ballot; majority determination of issues When such election has been ordered the following proposition shall be plainly printed upon the ballot to be used for the election: Shall the Public Service Commission regulate the _____ (public utility) owned by _____ (the political subdivision)?. . . Yes_____ No______ If the voter desires to vote yes on the proposition he shall make an X mark in the square opposite the word yes. To vote no he shall make an X mark in the square opposite the word no.  A majority vote cast on the proposition shall determine the issue for the municipality or political subdivision.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.8. Conduct of election; voting machines or ballot boxes

RS 1164.8 - Conduct of election; voting machines or ballot boxes The election shall be by secret ballot and shall be conducted as nearly as possible in accordance with the general election laws of the state. Where not otherwise provided by this Chapter, or by any other law, the authority calling the election shall provide in the call for the manner in which the election shall be conducted and the result thereof promulgated.  Voting machines may be used. If machines are used, the proposition stipulated in R.S. 45:1164.7 to be printed on the ballot shall be shown on the ballot placed in the machine. Otherwise, ordinary ballot boxes shall be used and suitable ballots printed for use in the election.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.9. Violation of standards for petition or election; nullity of election

RS 1164.9 - Violation of standards for petition or election; nullity of election If the provisions of R.S. 45:1164.1-45:1164.13 are not substantially complied with, the election shall be illegal and ineffective and enjoined or declared null and void by any court of competent jurisdiction at the suit of any elector who was qualified to vote in the election. Such a suit must be brought before thirty days after the promulgation of the results of the election.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.10. Recount of ballots or contest of elections

RS 1164.10 - Recount of ballots or contest of elections Any elector who was qualified to vote in the election may demand a recount of the ballots or contest the election in the same manner and under the same conditions as is provided by law for the recount of ballots or contest of elections under the general elections laws of this state.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.11. Parish board of supervisors to supervise elections; fees of board

RS 1164.11 - Parish board of supervisors to supervise elections; fees of board The elections provided for in this Chapter shall be supervised by the board of supervisors of elections for the parish or parishes in which the municipality or political subdivision calling the election is located. Each member of the board or boards, except the registrar of voters, shall receive twenty-five dollars from the governing authority calling the election for each election duly held under the law.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.12. Commissioners and clerks for elections

RS 1164.12 - Commissioners and clerks for elections The board of supervisors of the parish or parishes wherein such political subdivision is located shall appoint three commissioners and one clerk to preside over the election at each polling precinct. Each commissioner and clerk shall be a qualified elector and resident of the precinct in which he serves. In making the appointments the board shall endeavor to give equal representation, as nearly as possible, to the proponents and opponents of the proposition to be voted upon.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1164.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1164.13. Promulgation of elections results

RS 1164.13 - Promulgation of elections results The governing authority of the political subdivision calling the election shall promulgate the result by resolution or ordinance adopted at its first regular meeting after the election and shall publish it in the official journal of such political subdivision.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 328, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1165 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1165. Railroads; powers of commission

RS 1165 - Railroads; powers of commission The commission shall require and compel railroad companies and corporations, operating and doing business in Louisiana, to establish stations for passengers and freight, wherever reasonably necessary and convenient; to construct and maintain suitable and safe cattle guards, wherever reasonably required. The commission shall require any person, operating a railroad in Louisiana, upon the application of any shipper tendering traffic for transportation, or any lateral, or branch line of railroad, or any intersecting railroad, or other interested party, to construct, maintain and operate, upon reasonable terms, a switch connection with any such lateral, branch line of railroad, intersecting railroad, or any private switch track or spur track which may be constructed to connect with its railroad, where such connection is reasonably practicable and can be put in with safety and will furnish sufficient business to justify the construction and maintenance of same. The commission shall also require any person operating a railroad in Louisiana, when such connections are made, to furnish cars for the movement of the traffic to the best of their ability and without discrimination, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted and prescribed by the commission.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1166.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1166.2. Cramming

RS 1166.2 - Cramming A. For purposes of this Part, the term "cramming" shall be defined as the inclusion of any charges on a subscriber's telephone bill that the subscriber did not authorize. B. The Louisiana Public Service Commission shall adopt rules and regulations including but not limited to the adoption of fines and sanctions prohibiting any telecommunications service provider or any person acting on behalf of any telecommunications service provider from engaging in the billing and collecting of cramming. Acts 1999, No. 410, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1166.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1166.3. Collect calls from penal institutions

RS 1166.3 - Collect calls from penal institutions No long-distance service provider shall charge a customer a rate for operator-assisted collect calls made from penal institutions in this state in excess of the rate charged for operator-assisted collect calls made from the municipality in which the penal institution is located or the nearest municipality to the penal institution or the parish seat of the parish in which the penal institution is located, whichever is closer. In no case shall the rate for an operator-assisted collect call made from a penal institution in this state exceed the rate caps established by the Louisiana Public Service Commission for such calls. Acts 1999, No. 531, §1.