This amendment restricts a public utility from recovering from customers organizational or membership dues but only to the extent that the organization engages in lobbying or similar activities intended to influence the outcome of legislation, rules, ballot measures, or regulatory decisions.

Plain English Breakdown

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This amendment restricts a public utility from recovering from customers organizational or membership dues but only to the extent that the organization engages in lobbying or similar activities intended to influence the outcome of legislation, rules, ballot measures, or regulatory decisions.

This amendment restricts a public utility from recovering from customers organizational or membership dues but only to the extent that the organization engages in lobbying or similar activities intended to influence the outcome of legislation, rules, ballot measures, or regulatory decisions.

What This Bill Does

• This amendment restricts a public utility from recovering from customers organizational or membership dues but only to the extent that the organization engages in lobbying or similar activities intended to influence the outcome of legislation, rules, ballot measures, or regulatory decisions.
• This amendment also caps an electric distribution company’s non-mandatory spending category, as defined in 26 Del.
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Official Summary Text

This amendment restricts a public utility from recovering from customers organizational or membership dues but only to the extent that the organization engages in lobbying or similar activities intended to influence the outcome of legislation, rules, ballot measures, or regulatory decisions. This amendment also caps an electric distribution company’s non-mandatory spending category, as defined in 26 Del. Admin. C. Ch. 3007, such that it shall not exceed 5% of its rate base approved by the Public Service Commission in its most recent distribution base rate case.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Hansen

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 60

AMEND Senate Bill No. 60 by deleting lines 10 through 12 and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

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(2) Organizational or membership dues, or other contributions, to any organization, association, institution, corporation, or other entity to the extent that it engages in lobbying or other similar activities intended to influence the outcome of any local, state, or federal legislation, ordinance, resolution, rule, ballot measure, or regulatory decision.

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FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 60 by adding the following after line 40:

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(d) Beginning January 1, 2029, an electric distribution company’s non-mandatory spending category, as defined in 26 Del. Admin. C. Ch. 3007

(Electric Service Reliability and Quality Standards

), shall not exceed 5% of its rate base approved by the Public Service Commission in its most recent distribution base rate case.

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SYNOPSIS

This amendment restricts a public utility from recovering from customers organizational or membership dues but only to the extent that the organization engages in lobbying or similar activities intended to influence the outcome of legislation, rules, ballot measures, or regulatory decisions. This amendment also caps an electric distribution company’s non-mandatory spending category, as defined in 26 Del. Admin. C. Ch. 3007, such that it shall not exceed 5% of its rate base approved by the Public Service Commission in its most recent distribution base rate case.

Author: Senator Hansen