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OR Rev Stat § 756.560 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.560

[Amended by 1971 c.655 §44; renumbered 756.534]
OR Rev Stat § 756.561 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.561 - Rehearing; reconsideration.

(1) After an order has been made by the Public Utility Commission in any proceeding, any party thereto may apply for rehearing or reconsideration thereof within 60 days from the date of service of such order. The commission may grant such a rehearing or reconsideration if sufficient reason therefor is made to appear. (2) No such application shall excuse any party against whom an order has been made by the commission from complying therewith, nor operate in any manner to stay or postpone the enforcement thereof without the special order of the commission. (3) If a rehearing is granted, the proceedings thereupon shall conform as nearly as possible to the proceedings in an original hearing, except as the commission otherwise may direct. If in the judgment of the commission, after such rehearing and the consideration of all facts, including those arising since the former hearing, the original order is in any respect unjust or unwarranted, the commission may reverse, change or modify the same accordingly. Any order made after such rehearing, reversing, changing or modifying the original determination is subject to the same provisions as an original order. [Formerly 756.570]
OR Rev Stat § 756.565 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.565 - Prima facie effect of commission actions.

All rates, tariffs, classifications, regulations, practices and service fixed, approved or prescribed by the Public Utility Commission and any order made or entered upon any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission shall be in force and shall be prima facie lawful and reasonable, until found otherwise in a proceeding brought for that purpose under ORS 756.610. [Formerly 760.575; 2005 c.638 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 756.568 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.568 - Rescission, suspension and amendment of orders.

The Public Utility Commission may at any time, upon notice to the public utility or telecommunications utility and after opportunity to be heard as provided in ORS 756.500 to 756.610, rescind, suspend or amend any order made by the commission. Copies of the same shall be served and take effect as provided in ORS 756.558 for original orders. [Formerly 757.540; 1973 c.776 §30; 1987 c.447 §92a; 1995 c.733 §70]
OR Rev Stat § 756.570 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.570

[Amended by 1971 c.655 §51; renumbered 756.561]
OR Rev Stat § 756.572 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.572 - Effect of orders on successors in interest.

(1) An order of the Public Utility Commission issued in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapters 756, 757, 758 and 759 is binding upon the successors in interest of each person affected thereby, until set aside, rescinded, suspended or modified as provided by law. (2) Any investigation, hearing or other proceeding involving the issuance of an order of the commission that has not been finally determined when a transfer of any interests of a person is effected may be continued and finally determined, notwithstanding any such transfer of interest. Any order issued in such investigation, hearing or other proceeding is binding upon the successors in interest. [1971 c.655 §54; 1973 c.776 §31; 1987 c.447 §93; 1995 c.733 §71]
OR Rev Stat § 756.575 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.575 - Notice of acceptance of terms of orders.

The Public Utility Commission may provide by rule that any public utility or telecommunications utility affected by any order shall within a time to be fixed by the commission, notify the commission whether the terms of the order are accepted and will be obeyed. [1971 c.655 §55; 1973 c.776 §32; 1987 c.447 §94; 1995 c.733 §72]
OR Rev Stat § 756.610 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.610 - Judicial review.

(1)(a) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, final orders of the Public Utility Commission are subject to judicial review as orders under the provisions of ORS 183.480 to 183.497. (b) Binding rulings issued under ORS 756.450 are subject to review in the Court of Appeals in the manner provided in ORS 183.480 for the review of orders in contested cases. (2) ORS 183.482 (3) does not apply to judicial review of an order of the Public Utility Commission. At any time after filing a petition for judicial review of a final order of the commission in a contested case, the petitioner may apply to the Court of Appeals for a stay of the order until the final disposition of the appeal. The court may grant a stay for cause shown. As a condition of granting a stay, the court may require a bond or other security, or impose such other conditions as the court deems appropriate. A stay may be granted only after notice to the commission and opportunity for hearing. Any bond required by the court must be executed in favor of the commission for the benefit of interested persons, and may be enforced by the commission or by any interested person. (3) An order of the Public Utility Commission related to the petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under ORS 758.015, where the petitioner also seeks approval from the Energy Facility Siting Council for the proposed transmission line, is subject to judicial review as provided in ORS 758.017. [Amended by 1971 c.655 §62; 2003 c.576 §559; 2005 c.638 §6; 2013 c.335 §4; 2017 c.312 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 756.990 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 756 - Public Utility Commission|Section 756.990 - Penalties.

(1) Any public utility or telecommunications utility that fails to comply with an order or subpoena issued pursuant to ORS 756.090 shall forfeit, for each day it so fails, a sum of not less than $50 nor more than $500. (2) Except where a penalty is otherwise provided by law, any public utility, telecommunications utility or other person subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission shall forfeit a sum of not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 for each time that the person: (a) Violates any statute administered by the commission; (b) Does any act prohibited, or fails to perform any duty enjoined upon the person; (c) Fails to obey any lawful requirement or order made by the commission; or (d) Fails to obey any judgment made by any court upon the application of the commission. (3) Violation of ORS 756.115 is a Class A violation. (4) Violation of ORS 756.125 is a Class C misdemeanor. (5) Violation of ORS 756.543 (1) is a Class A misdemeanor. (6) In construing and enforcing this section, the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or other person acting for or employed by any public utility, telecommunications utility or other person subject to the jurisdiction of the commission acting within the scope of the person’s employment shall in every case be deemed to be the act, omission or failure of such public utility, telecommunications utility or other person subject to the jurisdiction of the commission. With respect to any violation of any statute administered by the commission, any penalty provision applying to such a violation by a public utility or telecommunications utility shall apply to such a violation by any other person. (7) Except when provided by law that a penalty, forfeiture or other sum be paid to the aggrieved party, or as provided in ORS 757.994 (1), all penalties or forfeitures or other sums collected or paid under the provisions of any law administered by the commission shall be paid into the General Fund and credited to the Public Utility Commission Account. [1971 c.655 §63; 1973 c.232 §4; 1973 c.776 §33; 1977 c.105 §1; 1979 c.415 §1; 1987 c.447 §95; 1995 c.733 §73; 1999 c.1051 §223; 2003 c.202 §9; 2003 c.576 §560; 2011 c.597 §299]
OR Rev Stat § 757.006 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.006 - People’s utility districts and electric cooperatives excluded from term "public utility."

For purposes of ORS chapter 757, the term "public utility" does not include a people’s utility district organized under ORS chapter 261 or an electric cooperative organized under ORS chapter 62. [2016 c.28 §18c] Note: 757.006 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 757 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 757.007 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.007 - Contract and rate schedule filing for certain furnishers of heat exempt from regulation; procedure.

(1) Every person exempt from regulation under ORS 757.005 (1)(b)(E) shall file with the Public Utility Commission, not later than 30 days prior to their effective date, all contracts and schedules establishing rates, terms and conditions for the provision of heating services. (2) Prior to the effective date, the commission may suspend the effective date of such contracts or schedules for an additional period of not more than 120 days in order to determine the reasonableness of such contracts or schedules, taking into consideration the services being provided, the costs and risks of service, the availability and costs of alternative forms of service and other reasonable considerations, including the impact on existing customers of the utilities furnishing electricity and natural gas and on the public generally. (3) If the contract or schedule is not suspended, or if the contract or schedule is determined reasonable by the commission after suspension, the contract or schedule shall not be subject to further commission review during its term or such other period as the commission may specify, except as provided in ORS 757.009. (4) In any proceeding before the commission to determine the reasonableness of contracts or schedules proposed under this section, the burden shall be upon the proponent of the contract or schedule to establish its reasonableness. [1989 c.999 §§4a,4c; 2003 c.82 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 757.009 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.009 - Procedure for reregulation of furnishers of heat.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Public Utility Commission may, upon written complaint or upon the commission’s own motion, regulate, under ORS 757.205 to 757.240, or any part thereof, any person otherwise exempt from regulation under ORS 757.005 (1)(b)(E) as follows: (a) With respect to any or all customers, if the commission finds that the activities of such person have an adverse effect upon the customers of public utilities furnishing electricity or natural gas and the benefits of such regulation outweigh any adverse effect on the public generally; or (b) With respect to any customer receiving service not exceeding 500 million British thermal units per year or any residential customer, if the commission finds that such person has engaged in unjust or unreasonable practices with respect to the services or rates available to the customer and the customer has no reasonable alternative to the services provided. (2) The commission shall not regulate persons under subsection (1)(a) of this section with respect to contracts that became effective prior to the date of service of the complaint or with respect to heating systems already in place on the date of service of the complaint if the commission determines that continued expansion will increase the efficiency of those systems. [1989 c.999 §§4b,4d; 2003 c.82 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 757.015 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.015 - "Affiliated interest" defined for ORS 757.105 (1) and 757.495.

As used in ORS 757.105 (1) and 757.495, "affiliated interest" with a public utility means: (1) Every corporation and person owning or holding directly or indirectly five percent or more of the voting securities of such public utility. (2) Every corporation and person in any chain of successive ownership of five percent or more of voting securities of such public utility. (3) Every corporation five percent or more of whose voting securities are owned by any person or corporation owning five percent or more of the voting securities of such public utility or by any person or corporation in any chain of successive ownership of five percent or more of voting securities of such public utility. (4) Every person who is an officer or director of such public utility or of any corporation in any chain of successive ownership of five percent or more of voting securities of such public utility. (5) Every corporation that has two or more officers or two or more directors in common with such public utility. (6) Every corporation and person, five percent or more of which is directly or indirectly owned by a public utility. (7) Every corporation or person that the Public Utility Commission determines as a matter of fact after investigation and hearing actually is exercising any substantial influence over the policies and actions of such public utility, even though such influence is not based upon stockholding, stockholders, directors or officers to the extent specified in this section. (8) Every person or corporation that the commission determines as a matter of fact, after investigation and hearing, actually is exercising such substantial influence over the policies and actions of such public utility in conjunction with one or more other corporations or persons with whom they are related by ownership or blood or by action in concert that together they are affiliated with such public utility within the meaning of this section even though no one of them alone is so affiliated. [Amended by 1971 c.655 §65; 1989 c.17 §1; 2015 c.27 §60]
OR Rev Stat § 757.020 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.020 - Duty of utilities to furnish adequate and safe service at reasonable rates.

Every public utility is required to furnish adequate and safe service, equipment and facilities, and the charges made by any public utility for any service rendered or to be rendered in connection therewith shall be reasonable and just, and every unjust or unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited. [Amended by 1971 c.655 §66]
OR Rev Stat § 757.025 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.025

[Amended by 1971 c.655 §14; renumbered 756.062]
OR Rev Stat § 757.035 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.035 - Adoption of safety rules and regulations; enforcement.

(1) The Public Utility Commission has power, after a hearing had upon the motion of the commission or upon complaint, to require by general or special orders embodying reasonable rules or regulations, every person or municipality, their agents, lessees or acting trustees or receivers, appointed by court, engaged in the management, operation, ownership or control of telegraph, telephone, signal or power lines within this state, upon the public streets or highways, and also upon all other premises used, whether leased, owned or controlled by them, to construct, maintain and operate every line, plant, system, equipment or apparatus in such manner as to protect and safeguard the health and safety of all employees, customers and the public, and to this end to adopt and prescribe the installation, use, maintenance and operation of appropriate safety or other devices, or appliances, to establish or adopt standards of construction or equipment, and to require the performance of any other act which seems to the commission necessary or proper for the protection of the health or safety of all employees, customers or the public. (2) When acting pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the Public Utility Commission shall adopt by rule as the standard of such construction, operation and maintenance the 1973 edition of the American National Standard, National Electrical Safety Code, C2. (3) In lieu of subsection (2) of this section, or in addition thereto, the commission may adopt by rule any revision or edition of or amendment to the National Electrical Safety Code approved by the American National Standards Institute after July 14, 1977, and in effect on the date of adoption by the commission. [Amended by 1969 c.530 §1; 1971 c.655 §68; 1975 c.658 §1; 1977 c.346 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 757.039 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.039 - Regulation of hazardous substance distribution and storage operations; cooperation with federal agencies; disclosure of reports and information.

(1) As used in this section, "hazardous substance or material" means: (a) Fuel gas, whether in a gaseous, liquid or semisolid state; (b) Petroleum or petroleum products; and (c) Any other substance or material which may pose an unreasonable risk to life or property when transported by pipeline facilities. (2) The Public Utility Commission has power, after a hearing had upon the commission’s own motion or upon complaint, to require by general or special orders embodying reasonable rules, every person or municipality, their agents, lessees or acting trustees or receivers, appointed by court, engaged in the management, operation, ownership or control of facilities for the transmission or distribution of a hazardous substance or material by pipeline; or of facilities for the storage or treatment of a hazardous substance or material to be transmitted or distributed by pipeline or upon the public streets or highways; or of any other premises used, whether leased, owned or controlled by them, to construct, maintain and operate every pipeline, plant, system, equipment or apparatus used in the transmission, distribution, storage or treatment of a hazardous substance or material to be transmitted by pipeline or upon the public streets or highways in such manner as to protect and safeguard the health and safety of all employees, customers and the public, and to this end to adopt and prescribe the installation, use, maintenance and operation of appropriate safety or other devices, or appliances, to establish or adopt standards of construction or equipment, and to require the performance of any other act which seems to the commission necessary or proper for the protection of the health and safety of all employees, customers or the public. (3) The commission is authorized to cooperate with, make certifications to and enter into agreements with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America and to assume responsibility for, and carry out on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation, safety jurisdiction relating to pipeline facilities and transportation of hazardous substances and materials in Oregon in any manner not otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of any other agency of this state. (4) Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, the commission shall make public such reports as are required to be made public under applicable federal law and regulations and provide such information as is required by the Secretary of Transportation. (5) The jurisdiction of the commission over propane, butane or mixtures of these gases shall be limited to systems transporting such gases to 10 or more customers, or to systems any portion of which is located in a public place. [Formerly 757.095; 1983 c.540 §3; 2001 c.35 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 757.040 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.040

[Amended by 1971 c.655 §101; renumbered 758.035]
OR Rev Stat § 757.050 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.050 - Authority of commission to order extension of service to unserved areas.

The Public Utility Commission has power to require any public utility, after a public hearing of all parties interested, to extend its line, plant or system into, and to render service to, a locality not already served when the existing public convenience and necessity requires such extension and service. However, no such extension of service shall be required until the public utility has been granted such reasonable franchises as may be necessary for the extension of service, and unless the conditions are such as to reasonably justify the necessary investment by the public utility in extending its line, plant or system into such locality and furnishing such service. [Amended by 1971 c.655 §67]
OR Rev Stat § 757.053 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.053 - Alternative means for meeting energy conservation requirements.

Notwithstanding the specific requirements imposed on an electric company by ORS 469.631 to 469.645 and 469.860 to 469.900, an electric company meets the requirements of ORS 469.631 to 469.645 and 469.860 to 469.900 if the electric company: (1) Meets the public purpose expenditure standard established under ORS 757.612; and (2) Plans for and pursues cost-effective energy efficiency and demand response resources as required under ORS 757.054. [2021 c.547 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 757.056 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 757 - Utility Regulation Generally|Section 757.056 - Information on energy conservation to be furnished by certain utilities; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "energy conservation services" means services provided by public utilities to educate and inform customers and the public about energy conservation. Such services include but are not limited to providing answers to questions concerning energy saving devices and providing inspections and making suggestions concerning the construction and siting of buildings and residences. (2) All public utilities as defined in ORS 757.005, that produce, transmit, deliver or furnish heat, light or power shall establish energy conservation services and shall provide energy conservation information to customers and to the public. The services shall be performed in accordance with such rules as the Public Utility Commission may prescribe. [1977 c.197 §2; 1977 c.887 §11]