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NV Rev Stat § 704.920 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.920 - Applicability of provisions to company towns; examination of lines and equipment; costs; consequences of refusal to allow examination; repair of unsafe lines or equipment.

  1. The provisions of NRS 704.905 to 704.960, inclusive, apply to company towns, utilities and alternative sellers which provide utility services to company towns, and persons who own and operate company towns.  2. The Commission shall require a public utility or an alternative seller, as appropriate, which provides utility services to a manufactured home park, mobile home park or company town, or an independent person who is qualified, to conduct examinations to examine and test the lines and equipment for distributing electricity and gas within the park or town at the request of the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry or a city or county which has responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of chapter 118B or 461A of NRS. The utility or alternative seller, the person selected to conduct the examination and the Commission may enter a manufactured home park, mobile home park or company town at reasonable times to examine and test the lines and equipment, whether or not they are owned by a utility or an alternative seller.  3. The utility or alternative seller, as appropriate, or the person selected to conduct the examination, shall conduct the examination and testing to determine whether any line or equipment is unsafe for service under the safety standards adopted by the Commission for the maintenance, use and operation of lines and equipment for distributing electricity and gas, and shall report the results of the examination and testing to the Commission.  4. The owner of the manufactured home park, mobile home park or company town shall pay for the costs of the examination and testing.  5. If the landlord of a manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of a company town refuses to allow the examination and testing to be made as provided in this section, the Commission shall deem the unexamined lines and equipment to be unsafe for service.  6. If the Commission finds:  (a) Or deems any lines or equipment within a manufactured home park, mobile home park or company town to be unsafe for service, it shall take appropriate action to protect the safety of the residents of the park or town.  (b) Such lines or equipment to be unsafe for service or otherwise not in compliance with its safety standards, it may, after a hearing, order the landlord or owner to repair or replace such lines and equipment. For this purpose, the landlord or owner may expend some or all of the money in the landlord’s or owner’s account for service charges for utilities, which the landlord or owner is required to keep under NRS 704.940.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 2032; A 1989, 1867; 1991, 1984; 1993, 1925; 2001, 1767; 2015, 228; 2017, 3625)
NV Rev Stat § 704.930 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.930 - Manner of provision and interruption of service by landlord of manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of company town; notice of proposed increase in rates.

If a utility or an alternative seller provides a utility service to a manufactured home park, mobile home park or company town and the landlord of the park or owner of the company town charges the tenants or the occupants of such dwellings for that service, the landlord or owner shall:  1. Provide that service to the tenants or the occupants of such dwellings in a manner which is consistent with the utility’s tariffs on file with the Commission, if applicable, and any law, ordinance or governmental regulation relating to the provision of that service. The landlord or owner of the town shall not interrupt such a service for nonpayment of charges unless the interruption is performed in a manner which is consistent with the utility’s tariffs on file with the Commission, if applicable, and any law, ordinance or governmental regulation relating to the manner of interrupting such a service for nonpayment of charges.  2. Not more than 5 days after the landlord or owner of the town receives notice of a proposed increase in the rates of the utility service, give notice to the tenants or those occupants of the proposed increase.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 2033; A 1989, 1868; 1991, 388, 1985; 2001, 1768; 2015, 229)
NV Rev Stat § 704.950 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.950 - Complaints: Investigation by Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution; action by Commission; enforcement of order.

  1. The tenant of a lot in a manufactured home park or mobile home park or occupant of a dwelling in a company town who believes that the landlord or owner has violated the provisions of NRS 704.930, 704.940 or 704.960 may complain to the Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution of the Commission. The Division shall receive and promptly investigate the complaint. If the Division is unable to resolve the complaint, the Division shall transmit the complaint and its recommendation to the Commission.  2. The Commission shall investigate, give notice and hold a hearing upon the complaint, applying to the extent practicable the procedures provided for complaints against public utilities in chapter 703 of NRS.  3. If the Commission finds that the landlord of the manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of the company town has violated the provisions of NRS 704.930, 704.940 or 704.960, it shall order the landlord or owner to cease and desist from any further violation. If the violation involves an overcharge for a service, the Commission shall determine the amount of the overcharge and order the landlord or owner to return that amount to the tenant or occupant within a specified time.  4. If the landlord or owner fails or refuses to comply with its order, the Commission may compel compliance by any appropriate civil remedy available to it under this chapter. For the purposes of compelling compliance by the landlord or owner, the Commission may use such methods as are available for the Commission to compel the compliance of a public utility.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 2033; A 1987, 936; 1991, 1987; 1997, 1918; 2015, 231)
NV Rev Stat § 704.960 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.960 - Annual report to be filed by landlord of manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of company town.

Each landlord of a manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of a company town who is billed by a utility or an alternative seller and in turn charges the tenants or occupants of the dwellings for the service provided by the utility or alternative seller shall submit an annual report to the Commission. The report must contain detailed information on the collections and expenditures of the landlord’s or owner’s account for service charges for utilities, information necessary to determine compliance with NRS 704.940, details of any changes in ownership during the period covered by the report and such other information as the Commission deems necessary to determine whether the landlord or owner has complied with the provisions of this chapter which apply to manufactured home parks, mobile home parks and company towns. The Commission shall by regulation provide for the annual filing of the reports.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 934; A 1991, 1988; 2015, 232)
NV Rev Stat § 704.964 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.964 - Lease of tank for storage of liquefied petroleum gas: Removal of tank upon request; requirements for refund; penalty.

  1. Each dealer who leases a tank for the storage of liquefied petroleum gas to a customer shall, upon the request of a customer, remove the tank from the customer’s premises.  2. The dealer shall refund to the customer:  (a) On a pro rata basis, an amount equal to the rent for the unused portion of the lease; and  (b) An amount equal to the value of the liquefied petroleum gas which remains in the tank when the tank is removed. In calculating the value of the liquefied petroleum gas, the dealer shall use the price the customer paid for the liquefied petroleum gas.  3. The dealer shall mail the refund to the customer within 15 days after the tank is removed from the customer’s premises.  4. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1834)
NV Rev Stat § 704.9901 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.9901 - Collection of taxes, fees and assessments from customers: Duties of providers; billing requirements; disciplinary action for failure to comply.

  1. Each provider of discretionary natural gas service shall:  (a) Collect from each customer who is purchasing natural gas from the provider of discretionary natural gas service any tax, fee or assessment that would be due a governmental entity had the customer continued to purchase natural gas from a public utility that was regulated fully by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.001 to 704.960, inclusive; and  (b) Remit any tax, fee or assessment collected pursuant to paragraph (a) to the applicable governmental entity.  2. Each person who is responsible for billing a customer who is purchasing natural gas from a provider of discretionary natural gas service shall ensure that the amount which the customer must pay pursuant to this section is set forth as a separate item or entry on each bill submitted to the customer.  3. Upon petition by a governmental entity to which a tax, fee or assessment must be remitted pursuant to this section, the Commission may limit, suspend or revoke any license or other authority conferred by the Commission upon a provider of discretionary natural gas service if the Commission, after providing an appropriate notice and hearing, determines that the provider of discretionary natural gas service has failed to pay the tax, fee or assessment.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 3028)
NV Rev Stat § 704.991 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.991 - Informational report to Commission required regarding anticipated demand, estimated cost, sources of gas and significant operational or capital requirements.

A utility which supplies natural gas in this state shall file annually with the Commission, in a format prescribed by the Commission, an informational report which describes:  1. The anticipated demand for natural gas made on its system by its customers;  2. The estimated cost of supplying natural gas sufficient to meet the demand and the means by which the utility proposes to minimize that cost;  3. The sources of planned acquisitions of natural gas, including an estimate of the cost and quantity of the acquisitions to be made from each source and an assessment of the reliability of the source; and  4. Significant operational or capital requirements of the utility related to its provision of gas service in this state.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 699; A 1997, 1913)
NV Rev Stat § 704.992 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.992 - Establishment of methods and programs to encourage natural gas utilities to support energy conservation.

  1. The Commission shall adopt regulations to establish methods and programs for a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale that remove financial disincentives which discourage the public utility from supporting energy conservation, including, without limitation:  (a) Procedures for a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to have a mechanism established during a general rate application filed pursuant to NRS 704.110 to ensure that the costs of the public utility for providing service are recovered without regard to the difference in the quantity of natural gas actually sold by the public utility by taking into account the adjusted and annualized quantity of natural gas sold during a test year and the growth in the number of customers of the public utility;  (b) Procedures for a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to apply to the Commission for approval of an activity relating to increasing energy efficiency or energy conservation; and  (c) Procedures for a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to apply to the Commission for the recovery of costs associated with an activity approved by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (b).  2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must ensure that the methods and programs consider the recovery of costs, stabilization of revenue and any reduction of risk for the public utility which purchases natural gas for resale.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 2977)
NV Rev Stat § 704.9925 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.9925 - Regulations authorizing natural gas utility to expand infrastructure consistent with program of economic development.

  1. The Commission shall adopt regulations authorizing a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to expand the infrastructure of the public utility in a manner consistent with a program of economic development, including, without limitation:  (a) Procedures for a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to apply to the Commission for approval of an activity relating to the expansion of the infrastructure of the public utility in a manner consistent with a program of economic development; and  (b) Procedures for a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to apply to the Commission for the recovery of costs associated with an activity approved by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (a).  2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must ensure the timely recovery by the public utility which purchases natural gas for resale of all prudent and reasonable costs associated with the expansion of the infrastructure of the public utility in a manner consistent with a program of economic development through the development of alternative cost-recovery methodologies that balance the interests of persons receiving direct benefits and persons receiving indirect benefits from the expansion of the infrastructure of the public utility.  3. As used in this section, "program of economic development" means a program to expand the infrastructure of a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale that is proposed by the public utility and approved by the Commission for one or more of the following purposes:  (a) Providing natural gas service to unserved and underserved areas within this State;  (b) Accommodating the expansion of existing business customers of the public utility;  (c) Attracting and retaining residential and business customers of the public utility;  (d) Attracting to this State new and diverse businesses and industries which use natural gas and which would otherwise locate or expand their business or industry within this State but for the absence of adequate natural gas infrastructure;  (e) Facilitating the implementation of the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053; and  (f) Facilitating any policy of the Legislature with respect to economic development in this State.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 251)
NV Rev Stat § 704.993 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.993 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 704.993 to 704.999, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.994, 704.995 and 704.996 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1902; A 2003, 3030)
NV Rev Stat § 704.994 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.994 - "Alternative seller" defined.

Alternative seller means a seller of any competitive, discretionary or potentially competitive component of natural gas service.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1902)
NV Rev Stat § 704.995 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.995 - "Person" defined.

Person includes a natural person, corporation, partnership, public utility, government, governmental agency and political subdivision of a government.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1902)
NV Rev Stat § 704.996 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.996 - "Potentially competitive service" defined.

Potentially competitive service means a component of service relating to the provision of natural gas to customers in this state that is determined by the Commission to be suitable for purchase by customers from alternative sellers.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1902)
NV Rev Stat § 704.997 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.997 - Alternative plan of regulation for utility that supplies natural gas: Requirements; regulations; applicability of statutory provisions; use of name or logo by affiliate; sale of service relating to supply of natural gas by unlicensed alternative seller unlawful.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the receipt of a specific request for an exemption by a public utility that supplies natural gas, the Commission may, to the extent it deems necessary, exempt any service offered by the public utility from the strict application of one or more provisions of this chapter. Such an exemption may be made only upon a determination by the Commission, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that the service is competitive, discretionary or potentially competitive.  2. The Commission shall adopt regulations necessary to establish an alternative plan of regulation of a public utility that supplies natural gas and that is otherwise subject to regulation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The alternative plan may include, but is not limited to, provisions that:  (a) Allow adjustment of the rates charged by the public utility during the period in which the utility elects the alternative plan of regulation.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, specify the provisions of this chapter that do not apply to a public utility which elects to be regulated under the alternative plan.  (c) Provide for flexibility of pricing for services that are discretionary, competitive or potentially competitive.  3. A public utility that elects to be regulated under the alternative plan established pursuant to this section:  (a) Remains subject to the provisions of NRS 704.033, 704.035 and 704.9985; and  (b) Is not subject to the remaining provisions of this chapter to the extent specified pursuant to this section.  4. In providing a potentially competitive service, an affiliate of a provider of a noncompetitive service may use the name or logo, or both, of the provider of noncompetitive service.  5. It is unlawful for an alternative seller to sell any service relating to the supply of natural gas to a customer for the customer’s consumption within this State without first having obtained a license from the Commission to do so.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1902; A 1999, 3271; 2003, 3030)
NV Rev Stat § 704.998 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.998 - Licensing of alternative sellers: Requirements; regulations; denial, limitation, suspension or revocation.

  1. Not later than January 1, 1999, the Commission shall, by regulation, set forth the procedures and conditions that alternative sellers must satisfy before obtaining a license to sell potentially competitive services to customers in this state, including, but not limited to:  (a) Safety;  (b) Reliability of service;  (c) Financial reliability;  (d) Fitness to serve new customers; and  (e) Billing practices and customer services, including the initiation and termination of service.  2. The Commission may deny the application of a prospective alternative seller for a license, or may limit, suspend or revoke a license issued to an alternative seller, if the action is necessary to protect the interests of the public or to enforce the provisions of this chapter or a regulation of the Commission. In determining whether to take any of those actions, the Commission may consider whether the applicant for or holder of such a license, or any affiliate thereof, has engaged in activities which are inconsistent with effective competition.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1903)
NV Rev Stat § 704.9985 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally|NRS 704.9985 - Collection of taxes, fees and assessments from customers: Duties of public utilities and alternative sellers; billing requirements; disciplinary action for failure to comply.

  1. Each public utility that elects to be regulated under an alternative plan of regulation pursuant to NRS 704.997 shall:  (a) Collect from each customer who is purchasing natural gas from the public utility under the alternative plan of regulation any tax, fee or assessment that would be due a governmental entity had the customer continued to purchase natural gas from a public utility that was regulated fully by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.001 to 704.960, inclusive; and  (b) Remit any tax, fee or assessment collected pursuant to paragraph (a) to the applicable governmental entity.  2. Each alternative seller shall:  (a) Collect from each customer who is purchasing natural gas from the alternative seller any tax, fee or assessment that would be due a governmental entity had the customer continued to purchase natural gas from a public utility that was regulated fully by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.001 to 704.960, inclusive; and  (b) Remit any tax, fee or assessment collected pursuant to paragraph (a) to the applicable governmental entity.  3. Each person who is responsible for billing a customer who is purchasing natural gas from a public utility under an alternative plan of regulation or from an alternative seller shall ensure that the amount which the customer must pay pursuant to this section is set forth as a separate item or entry on each bill submitted to the customer.  4. Upon petition by a governmental entity to which a tax, fee or assessment must be remitted pursuant to this section, the Commission may limit, suspend or revoke any license or other authority conferred by the Commission upon a public utility or alternative seller if the Commission, after providing an appropriate notice and hearing, determines that the public utility or alternative seller has failed to pay the tax, fee or assessment.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 3028)