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RSA 363-A:4 · Collection

Title: XXXIV: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter: 363-A · EXPENSES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AGAINST CERTAIN UTILITIES
Status: current
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363-A:4 Collection. – Upon the completion of each such list, within 10 business days of September 15, November 15, February 15, and April 15 of each fiscal year, the department of energy shall bill each public utility and each other entity subject to assessment. Such bill shall be sent first-class or electronic mail, and shall constitute notice of assessment and demand for payment. Payment shall be made to the department of energy by the due date stated on the bill, which shall be set no sooner than 30 days after the date the bill is sent. If payment is not made by the due date, the department of energy may add to the assessment a late penalty fee and may commence an action at law for the recovery of the assessment. Within 30 days of the date that the bill assessment for the first or only payment is sent, each public utility or other assessed entity which has any objection to the amount assessed against it for the prior fiscal year shall file with the department its objection in writing, setting out in detail the grounds upon which it is claimed that said assessment is excessive, erroneous, unlawful, or invalid. If such objections are filed, the department, after reasonable notice to the objecting public utility or other assessed entity, shall hold a hearing on such objections, and if the department finds that said assessment or any part thereof is excessive, erroneous, unlawful, or invalid, the department shall reassess the amount to be paid by such public utility or other assessed entity, and shall order that an amended bill be sent to such public utility or other assessed entity in accordance with such reassessment. The department of energy shall not commence an action at law for recovery of any assessment for the first or only payment until any such objection has been resolved. Source. 1955, 203:1, par. 4. 1971, 557:62. 1995, 29:2. 1997, 208:14. 2004, 148:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2014, 136:4, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 91:244, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 79:121, eff. July 1, 2023.

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Source. 1955, 203:1, par. 4. 1971, 557:62. 1995, 29:2. 1997, 208:14. 2004, 148:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2014, 136:4, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 91:244, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 79:121, eff. July 1, 2023.

Source history

1955, 203:1, par. 4
1971, 557:62
1995, 29:2
1997, 208:14
2004, 148:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005
2014, 136:4, eff. July 1, 2014
2021, 91:244, eff. July 1, 2021
2023, 79:121, eff. July 1, 2023

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2026 HB1738 reference
000 (Utility Assessments) Sections 6-13 $135,000 (Utility Assessments) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Highway Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1738-FN reference
000 (Utility Assessments) Sections 6-13 $135,000 (Utility Assessments) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Highway Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1743 reference
evenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $254,000 $266,000 $280,000 Funding Source(s) Utility Assessments under RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY: This bill require
2026 HB1743-FN reference
evenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $254,000 $266,000 $280,000 Funding Source(s) Utility Assessments under RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY: This bill require
2026 HB1775 reference
nable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1775-FN reference
nable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB221 reference
129,000 in FY 2028, and $135,000 in FY 2029. The bill does not provide authorization or funding for this position. Any such position would be funded through the Department’s assessment on utilities pursuant to RSA 363-A and recovered from ratepayers. The Department states modifications to long-term energy contract provisions will have minimal fiscal impact and can be managed with existing staff. Lastly, the Department states
2026 HB221-FN reference
(State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A, General Fund, Highway Fund, and Various Agency Funds Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to
2026 SB597 amend
nterest requires. VII. The commission may retain outside third party experts to assist with this investigative proceeding, and shall do so pursuant to the authority granted in RSA 363-A. 5 New Section; Rates and Charges; Application of Performance Incentive Mechanism to Retail Rates. Amend RSA 378 by inserting after section 11-a the following new section: 378:11-b Application of Performance In
2026 SB597-FN amend
nterest requires. VII. The commission may retain outside third party experts to assist with this investigative proceeding, and shall do so pursuant to the authority granted in RSA 363-A. 5 New Section; Rates and Charges; Application of Performance Incentive Mechanism to Retail Rates. Amend RSA 378 by inserting after section 11-a the following new section: 378:11-b Application of Performance In