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17 OK Stat § 17-259 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-259. Monitoring of application of adjustment clauses.

|Whenever the Commission approves a purchased power adjustment clause pursuant to Section 258 of this title, the clause shall apply to all similar distribution cooperatives affected by such increased costs. In addition, the Commission shall continually monitor and oversee the application of the adjustment clauses. The Commission shall hold a public hearing thereon whenever it deems it necessary, but no less frequently than once every twelve (12) months. The Commission shall undertake such other investigation thereof as is necessary to determine whether: |1. Charges or credits made under the adjustment clauses are based upon the actual prices paid for purchased power, are properly computed in accordance with the applicable adjustment clause, and that portion representing fuel adjustment charges made by an electric generation cooperative are fair, equitable and properly computed; or2. Whether the purchased power adjustment clause should be amended, suspended or discontinued.If the Commission finds that the charges or credits are not based upon the actual prices paid for purchased power, or are not properly computed in accordance with the applicable adjustment clause, it shall recompute the charges or credits. Appropriate adjustments shall then be ordered by the Commission in the amount used in calculating the power adjustment charge for one (1) or more succeeding months under the purchased power adjustment clause by the electric distribution cooperative making the error. The purchased power adjustment clause may be amended upon a finding of changed circumstances by the Commission, but shall not be wholly discontinued or suspended except by order of the Commission after due notice and hearings for the cooperatives affected have been rendered.Laws 1977, c. 252, § 10, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977; Laws 1991, c. 332, § 4, eff. July 1, 1991.
17 OK Stat § 17-260 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-260. Disclosure of per unit rate in consumer's bill.

|Each electric distribution cooperative applying a purchased power adjustment charge in its bills shall separately disclose the per unit rate of the purchased power adjustment charge. Upon request by any individual consumer, such cooperative shall also disclose for the month for which the request is received: |1. The dollars and cents of the purchased power adjustment charge; and2. The base cost of purchased power included in the retail rate.Laws 1977, c. 252, § 11, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977.
17 OK Stat § 17-261 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-261. Preexisting purchased power adjustment clauses.

|Any purchased power adjustment clause approved and in effect for any electric distribution cooperative immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall remain in effect in its present form and method of operation until procedures conforming to the requirements of this act have been approved, established and placed into effect by the Commission. The Commission shall approve, establish and place into effect such procedures after notice and opportunity for a public hearing no later than November 1, 1977. |Laws 1977, c. 252, § 12, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977.
17 OK Stat § 17-262 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-262. Applications through common representative.

|Nothing in this act shall prevent similarly situated electric distribution cooperatives from making, or the Commission from accepting, filings and applications as shall be required simultaneously and through a common representative. |Laws 1977, c. 252, § 13, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977.
17 OK Stat § 17-263 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-263. Periodic detailed rate investigations.

|A. In order to assure that the rates charged to their customers by public utilities and electric distribution cooperatives which utilize fuel adjustment clauses or purchased power adjustment clauses are just and reasonable, the Commission shall periodically conduct detailed rate investigations of such utilities and cooperatives. |The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit or otherwise restrict the authority of the Corporation Commission to conduct, whenever necessary, an investigation or review of any such utility or electric distribution cooperative. In addition, this section shall not limit or restrict such utility from requesting and receiving a rate review upon proper application to the Commission.B. Such investigations shall include public hearings. In such rate investigations or proceedings, income, expenses and investments of affiliated persons, subsidiaries, firms or corporations and emergency and off-system sales of electricity or gas shall be given appropriate consideration by the Commission in determining the financial requirements of the utility or cooperative.C. However, nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require any public utility or electric cooperative to submit itself to the authority of the Commission for ratemaking purposes if it is not so required by other statutory or constitutional provisions.Laws 1977, c. 252, § 14, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977; Laws 1987, c. 17, § 2, emerg. eff. April 13, 1987; Laws 1993, c. 231, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 1993.
17 OK Stat § 17-264 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-264. Article headings.

|Article headings contained in this act shall not be deemed to govern, limit or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section therein. |Laws 1977, c. 252, § 15, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977.
17 OK Stat § 17-270 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-270. Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 - Power and duties of Corporation Commission - Applications for determinations - Fees.

|In order to implement the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-621), the Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to process applications for determinations as provided for in the rules and regulations issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Corporation Commission shall possess such powers and perform such acts as are necessary to comply with the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-621). The Corporation Commission shall charge a filing fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per well for a well category determination or determinations under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978. All filing fees charged and collected hereunder shall be deposited daily with the State Treasurer and shall be credited and apportioned to the Oil and Gas Revolving Fund. |Added by Laws 1979, c. 2, § 1, emerg. eff. March 19, 1979. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 275, § 3, eff. July 1, 1997.
17 OK Stat § 17-271 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-271. Appeals.

|Appellate jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court of this state to review the procedures employed by the Commission to carry out the provisions of this act and the Federal Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, in the same manner and time as appeals are allowed by law from orders of the Commission in exercising their powers under the Oil and Gas Conservation Act. Such appeal may be taken by any person shown by the record to be interested therein. |Laws 1979, c. 2, § 2, emerg. eff. March 19, 1979.
17 OK Stat § 17-281 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-281. Responses to discovery requests.

|A. In a public utility proceeding subject to subsection B of Section 152 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes, responses to any document request, data request or interrogatory shall be due within ten (10) business days from the date of receipt, unless an objection is filed or the parties agree in writing to a different response time. |B. In any other public utility proceeding, responses to any document request, data request or interrogatory shall be due no later than twenty (20) days after service of the document or data request or interrogatory, unless an objection is filed or the parties agree in writing to a different response time.C. The Commission may allow a shorter or longer time for response for good cause shown, but in no event may the Commission order a response to be served in less than ten (10) business days, except as otherwise agreed by the parties.D. Any request or interrogatory received after 3:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next regular business day.Added by Laws 1994, c. 315, § 7, eff. July 1, 1994.
17 OK Stat § 17-282 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-282. Settlement conferences.

|A. In any contested public utility rate proceeding, the Corporation Commission shall at the request of any of the parties, order a settlement conference among the parties, to be held at a time and place to be fixed by the Commission. Provided, however, that the Commission may terminate any settlement conference, upon a motion by any party, if it finds that any party is failing to participate in the process in good faith or that there is no probability of settlement. |B. An individual designated by the Commission with the concurrence of the utility and the Attorney General will preside as settlement judge at the settlement conference. The settlement judge shall take no part in adjudicating the case subsequent to the settlement conference.C. Scheduling of settlement conferences will not continue, delay, or otherwise interfere with scheduling dates set pursuant to a scheduling order. Likewise, the scheduling dates set at the prehearing or scheduling conference will not affect the date of a settlement conference set pursuant to a separate settlement conference order.D. At least one attorney who is fully familiar with the proceeding or cause shall appear for each party. A person or representative with full settlement authority shall accompany the attorney to the settlement conference. The settlement judge presiding over the settlement conference may make such other and additional requirements of the parties as shall be deemed proper in order to expedite an amicable resolution of the case. The settlement authority of the Public Utility Division of the Corporation Commission shall be extended from the director of that division.E. Any settlement reached by the parties shall be subject to the approval of the Commission.F. All matters discussed at a settlement conference, and any materials which may be distributed in connection with a settlement conference, shall be considered privileged and confidential. Accordingly, all such matters and materials shall not be admissible in any public utility rate proceeding, and shall not be disclosed to the Commission, except for any settlement reached by the parties which is submitted to the Commission for approval under subsection E of this section.Added by Laws 1994, c. 315, § 8, eff. July 1, 1994.
17 OK Stat § 17-283 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-283. Exit conferences.

|The Public Utility Division Director shall designate personnel with at least five (5) years' experience in public utility ratemaking, and with managerial responsibility for and knowledge of the issues raised in the audit, to conduct an exit conference on behalf of the Public Utility Division. The Public Utility Division representative shall conduct an exit conference with designees of the utility being audited, within ten (10) days of the audit's conclusion. At the exit conference, the preliminary draft of the audit findings should be discussed. An exit conference memorandum, identifying all matters discussed at the exit conference shall be approved by the Director of the Public Utility Division. The exit memorandum shall be maintained with any audit records of the Corporation Commission and shall be available to any party upon request. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 315, § 9, eff. July 1, 1994.
17 OK Stat § 17-284 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-284. Rate increase applications - Effect given to known and measurable changes.

|In its review and examination of an application by a utility to change its rates and charges pursuant to Sections 137, 152 or 158.27 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in any order resulting therefrom, the Corporation Commission shall give effect to known and measurable changes occurring or reasonably certain to occur within six (6) months of the end of the test period upon which the rate review is based. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 315, § 10, eff. July 1, 1994.
17 OK Stat § 17-285 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-285. Communications between utilities and customers.

|For purposes of communicating information to a customer, including delinquent and termination notices, the Corporation Commission shall allow a utility to use either written or oral communications by the utility to the customer. Oral communications may be over the telephone or in person. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 315, § 11, eff. July 1, 1994.
17 OK Stat § 17-287 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-287. Development of wind energy - Expansion of transmission capacity.

|A. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest to promote the development of a robust transmission grid to facilitate delivery of renewable energy and improve reliability of the electric transmission system. It is further in the public interest, in cooperation with electricity transmission entities and the Southwest Power Pool, to promote wind-energy development in the state to the extent that the renewable energy generated from wind can be utilized in every part of the state and exported to other states. |B. The Legislature and the Corporation Commission shall work with the Southwest Power Pool to develop a plan to expand transmission capacity in the state and monitor the construction of new transmission facilities in the state through the year 2020. The Commission shall report on the progress in expanding transmission capacity by January 1, 2014, and January 1, 2017, with a final report issued by January 1, 2020.Added by Laws 2010, c. 283, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
17 OK Stat § 17-291 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-291. Definitions.

|As used in this act: |1. "Commission" means the Corporation Commission;2. "Incumbent electric transmission owner" means any Oklahoma electric public utility, as recognized by the Commission, or its affiliates, or subsidiaries or any electric cooperative, any municipal power agency or any municipal utility that owns, operates and maintains an electric transmission facility in this state or any public utility, as recognized by the Commission, that is engaged in the development of an electric transmission facility in the state as of the effective date of this act;3. "Local electric transmission facility" means a high-voltage transmission line or high-voltage associated transmission facilities with a rating of greater than sixty-nine (69) kilovolts and less than three hundred (300) kilovolts; and4. "Southwest Power Pool" means the Southwest Power Pool or any federally recognized successor entity.Added by Laws 2013, c. 355, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
17 OK Stat § 17-292 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-292. Rights of electric transmission owner.

|A. An incumbent electric transmission owner has the right to construct, own and maintain a local electric transmission facility that has been approved for construction in a Southwest Power Pool transmission plan and will interconnect to facilities owned by that incumbent electric transmission owner. An incumbent electric transmission owner has the right to construct, own and maintain: |1. A new local electric transmission facility that connects to electric transmission facilities owned by the incumbent; and2. Upgrades to the existing local electric transmission facilities of the incumbent.B. The right to construct, own and maintain a local electric transmission facility that will interconnect to facilities owned by two or more incumbent electric transmission owners belongs individually and equally to each incumbent electric transmission owner, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the incumbent electric transmission owners.C. Nothing in this section is intended to affect an incumbent electric transmission owner’s use and control of its existing property rights including the incumbent electric transmission owner’s ability to assign its rights to construct, own and maintain a local electric transmission facility described in subsection A of this section. The retention, modification or transfer of existing property rights of an incumbent electric transmission owner and the rights described in subsection A of this section shall remain subject to the relevant state law or regulation recognizing the property right.Added by Laws 2013, c. 355, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
17 OK Stat § 17-293 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-293. Local electric transmission facility.

|A. If the Southwest Power Pool has approved a local electric transmission facility in a Southwest Power Pool transmission plan and has formally directed the incumbent electric transmission owner or owners, if there is more than one owner, to construct, own and maintain the local electric transmission facility, the incumbent electric transmission owner or owners shall give notice to the Southwest Power Pool, in writing, within ninety (90) days of receipt of the direction to construct by the Southwest Power Pool, regarding its intent to construct, own and maintain the local electric transmission facility. If notice is not provided, the incumbent electric transmission owner shall surrender its right to construct, own and maintain the local electric transmission facility. |B. If an incumbent electric transmission owner or owners give notice of intent not to construct the local electric transmission facility or fail to provide notice as required in subsection A of this section, then the Southwest Power Pool may determine whether the incumbent electric transmission owner or owners or other entity will construct, own and maintain the local electric transmission facility.C. Nothing in this section is intended to limit the ability of any person to notify the Southwest Power Pool that it believes an incumbent electric transmission owner with the right to construct, own and maintain a local electric transmission facility originally approved by the Southwest Power Pool has failed to exercise its right to construct, own and maintain the local electric transmission facility within a reasonable period of time and request that the Southwest Power Pool rescind the right to construct, own and maintain the local electric transmission facility and assign the rights to another incumbent electric transmission owner.Added by Laws 2013, c. 355, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
17 OK Stat § 17-301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-301. Short title – Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation Act - Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Division – Responsibilities of Division.

|A. Sections 301 through 348.9 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation Act". |B. For the purposes of implementing the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation Act, there is hereby recognized the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Program administered by the Petroleum Storage Tank Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.C. The Petroleum Storage Tank Division shall maintain, operate and administer the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Program and shall include, but not be limited to, regulatory compliance activities, enforcement of rules promulgated to implement regulatory programs, technical review, development and approval of corrective action plans and determinations that remediation of contaminated sites is complete.D. The Petroleum Storage Tank Division shall maintain, operate and administer the Petroleum Storage Tank Indemnity Fund (Indemnity Fund) and shall include, but not be limited to, processing, reviewing and paying claims for corrective action costs resulting from a release of regulated substances and mitigate environmental, health and safety threats to the public. The Administrator of the Indemnity Fund shall maintain, operate and administer the Indemnity Fund, and process, review and pay claims to those individuals deemed eligible for reimbursement for corrective action at eligible petroleum release sites.E. The Petroleum Storage Tank Division shall maintain, operate and administer an inspection program for facilities that store or dispense Commission-regulated substances for the purpose of determining whether such products comply with the specifications, requirements, rules and orders of the Corporation Commission and the laws of the state.F. The Petroleum Storage Tank Division shall maintain, operate and administer a program for the regulation of antifreeze sold or held with the intent to sell within the state for the purpose of determining whether such products comply with the specifications, requirements, rules and orders of the Corporation Commission and the laws of the state.Added by Laws 1989, c. 90, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 1989. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 344, § 1, emerg. eff. June 9, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 375, § 7, emerg. eff. June 9, 1998; Laws 2018, c. 27, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 82, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
17 OK Stat § 17-304 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 17. Corporation Commission|§17-304. Exemptions.

|The provisions of the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation Act shall not apply to: |1. Septic tank systems;2. Pipeline facilities;3. Surface impoundments, pits, ponds or lagoons;4. Stormwater and wastewater collection systems;5. Flow-through process tank systems;6. Liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations;7. Hydraulic lift tank systems;8. Storage tank systems with a capacity of less than one hundred ten (110) gallons;9. Fleet and commercial aboveground storage tanks with an individual capacity of two thousand one hundred (2,100) gallons or less;10. Storage tank systems with a de minimus concentration of regulated substances;11. Storage tank systems that serve as emergency backup tanks, provided that such backup tanks hold regulated substances for only a short period of time and are expeditiously emptied after each use. The provisions of this paragraph shall not prevent Corporation Commission notification requirements and such other restrictions as may be deemed necessary by the Commission to protect the environment;12. Farm or residential underground storage tanks with an individual capacity of one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons or less used for noncommercial purposes;13. Underground storage tanks used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored;14. Storage tank systems storing hazardous wastes regulated under Subtitle C of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 6921 et seq., or substances regulated as hazardous wastes under the Oklahoma Hazardous Waste Management Act; and15. Fuel storage facilities and associated equipment used in wholesale or bulk distribution activities that are supplied by a pipeline and from which fuel may be removed at a rack.Added by Laws 1989, c. 90, § 4, emerg. eff. April 21, 1989. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 403, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 344, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 352, § 2, emerg. eff. June 9, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 375, § 10, emerg. eff. June 9, 1998; Laws 2006, c. 28, § 2, emerg. eff. April 11, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 109, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 2007; Laws 2018, c. 27, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.