§269-122  Public benefits fee
administrator; establishment.  (a)  The public utilities commission may
contract with a third-party administrator, to operate and manage any programs
established under section 269-121.  The administrator shall not be deemed to be
a "governmental body" as defined in section 103D-104; provided that
all moneys transferred to the third-party administrator shall be comprised
solely of public benefit fees collected pursuant to section 269-121 or from
funds provided by the federal government or by private funding sources.  The
administrator shall not expend more than ten per cent of the collected public
benefits fees in any fiscal year, or other reasonable percentage determined by
the public utilities commission, for administration of the programs established
under section 269-121.



(b)  The public benefits fee administrator
shall be subject to regulation by the public utilities commission under any
provision applicable to a public utility in sections 269-7, 269-8, 269-8.2,
269-8.5, 269-9, 269-10, 269-13, 269-15, 269-19.5, and 269-28, and shall report
to the public utilities commission on a regular basis.  Notwithstanding any
other provision of law to the contrary, the public benefits fee administrator
shall not be an electric public utility or an electric public utility
affiliate. [L 2006, c 162, pt of §1; am L 2008, c 118, pt of §2; am L 2009, c
155, §16]