[§239-5.5]  Surcharge amounts exempt. Amounts received in the form of a monthly surcharge by a utility acting onbehalf of an affected utility under section 269-16.3 shall not be gross incomefor the acting utility for purposes of this chapter.  Any amounts retained bythe acting utility for collection or other costs shall not be included in thisexemption. [L 1993, c 337, §2]