49-06 Valuation of Public Utility Property

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CHAPTER 49-06VALUATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY PROPERTY49-06-01. Valuation of property as basis for determining reasonableness of rates.The commission, for the purpose of ascertaining just and reasonable rates and charges of public<br>utilities, or for any other purpose authorized by law, shall investigate and determine the value of<br>the property of every public utility, except railroads and motor carriers, used and useful for the<br>service and convenience of the public, excluding therefrom the value of any franchise or right to<br>own, operate, or enjoy the same in excess of the amount, exclusive of any tax or annual charge,<br>actually paid to any political subdivision of the state as a consideration for the grant of the<br>franchise or right, and exclusive of any value of the right by reason of a monopoly or merger.<br>The commission shall prescribe the details of the inventory of the property of each public utility to<br>be valued.49-06-02. Value of property for ratemaking purposes - Determination. The value ofthe property of a public utility, as determined by the commission for ratemaking purposes, is the<br>money honestly and prudently invested therein by the utility including construction work in<br>progress for new facilities that use lignite mined in this state to generate electricity, as well as<br>additions or modifications to existing lignite facilities, less accrued depreciation. The commission<br>shall allow a public utility for those new or existing facilities utilizing lignite mined in this state as<br>its primary fuel:1.To recover its research and development costs incurred to develop lignite more<br>cleanly, efficiently, or economically, including a reasonable rate of return on capital<br>expenditures;2.To recover its incremental costs of complying with federal environmental laws,<br>including a reasonable rate of return on capital expenditures. The commission may<br>allow these costs to be recovered by an environmental surcharge that may be added<br>to existing rates; and3.To recover all costs resulting from a coal severance tax pursuant to chapter 57-61<br>and all costs resulting from a coal conversion tax pursuant to chapter 57-60. The<br>commission shall allow the inclusion of these costs in the base rates and the<br>inclusion in the automatic adjustment clause of any of these costs not in base rates.49-06-03. Value of goodwill not to be considered in ratemaking. The value of publicutility property for ratemaking purposes shall not include or be affected by goodwill value, going<br>concern value, or franchise value in excess of payments made therefor.49-06-04. Fair market price to be allowed in fixing valuations. The commission, indetermining the rates to be charged by any utility under its jurisdiction, shall ascertain whether an<br>advanced or fictitious cost price, or a price in excess of the fair market value of any commodity,<br>machinery, equipment, material, or service has been paid or is being paid or charged, by the<br>public utility. If it shall appear that any such fictitious or advanced price has been or is being paid<br>or charged, the commission shall fix and allow as a part of the valuation or rate basis only the<br>reasonable and fair market price of such items, at the time of the purchase, eliminating all such<br>fictitious or excessive prices or values.49-06-05. When valuation or revaluation required. The commission, upon its ownmotion, may, and, upon a petition for a valuation or revaluation of the property of a public utility,<br>including necessary audits, for the purpose of determining the rate to be charged for the service<br>rendered, signed by twenty-five percent of the patrons or customers of such public utility, shall,<br>endeavor to arrive at a reasonable rate through negotiations with the public utility. If within thirty<br>days after the filing of the petition, or within thirty days after the adoption of an order or resolution<br>by the commission on its own motion, they are unable to agree upon a new rate which shall be<br>not less than fifteen percent less than the rate in force at the time of the filing of said petition, or<br>the adoption of the order or resolution, the commission shall proceed with a valuation orPage No. 1revaluation of the properties of the public utility involved in the manner provided by this chapter.<br>Each person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company receiving service is to be considered a<br>patron or customer within the purview of this chapter, regardless of the number of meters owned,<br>rented, or used by such person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company, but a firm shall be<br>considered a separate entity from the individual members thereof.49-06-06. Disagreement on new rate - Bond required. If no new rate shall have beenagreed upon, as provided in section 49-06-05, then pending the investigation and final order of<br>the commission, if it is of the opinion that public interest so requires, the commission immediately<br>shall make an order that the utility shall file with the commission a bond of a corporate surety<br>company, approved by the commission and authorized to do a surety business within this state.<br>The bond shall be payable to the commission for the use and benefit of the customers and<br>patrons of the utility and shall be conditioned that if the rates fixed, determined, and prescribed<br>by the final order are less than the rates charged, received, and collected by the public utility<br>during the period of the investigation, the public utility as principal shall remit to the several<br>customers, patrons, or users of its service during the period between the date of the order<br>directing a valuation or revaluation and the date of the final order fixing, determining, and<br>prescribing the rates to be charged, received, and collected by the utility company the amount<br>payable under this section.If the utility does not remit to its customers and patrons thedifferences between the amount paid by them and the new rate prescribed by the final order, the<br>commission may maintain an action on the bond for the benefit of the customers and patrons.<br>The amount to be paid and remitted to each of the several customers, patrons, or users shall be<br>such sum as such customer, patron, or user has paid to the utility for the service over and above<br>the amounts that such customer, patron, or user would have paid during that time had the rates<br>fixed, determined, and prescribed in the final order been in effect during that period. The bond or<br>undertaking shall be filed with the commission within thirty days after the service of the order<br>upon such public utility. Service of the order may be made by personal service upon the public<br>utility or by registered or certified mail, and if by registered or certified mail, service shall be<br>deemed completed when the registered or certified mail is delivered to the public utility, as<br>evidenced by the return receipt for the mail.49-06-07.Failure of utility to file bond - Temporary rates prescribed bycommission. If, within thirty days after the service of the order, as set forth in section 49-06-06,<br>the public utility fails, neglects, and refuses to file a bond or undertaking with the commission,<br>then the commission immediately shall fix, determine, and prescribe temporary rates to be<br>charged by such public utility pending the final determination of said rate proceeding.Thetemporary rates, so fixed, determined, and prescribed shall be sufficient to provide a return of not<br>less than five percent per annum upon the original cost less accrued depreciation of the physical<br>property of said public utility used and useful in the public service. If the duly verified reports of<br>said utility to the commission do not show the original cost, less accrued depreciation, of said<br>property, the commission may estimate said cost less depreciation and fix, determine, and<br>prescribe rates as hereinbefore provided. In determining the original cost or in estimating the<br>cost as herein provided, the commission may take into consideration any report, annual or<br>otherwise, filed with it by any utility, together with any other fact or information which the<br>commission may acquire or receive from an investigation of the books, records, or papers of<br>such public utility and from an inspection of its property, or from the examination of any report,<br>annual or otherwise, made by the public utility and filed with the state tax commissioner, or any<br>report, annual or otherwise, made by the said public utility to the federal power commission,<br>federal communications commission, or federal securities and exchange commission.49-06-08. Determination of permanent rates. Temporary rates fixed, determined, andprescribed under this chapter shall be effective until the rates to be charged, received, and<br>collected by the public utility company shall have been fixed, determined, and prescribed finally.<br>The commission, in any proceeding in which temporary rates are fixed, determined, and<br>prescribed, shall consider the effect of such rates in fixing, determining, and prescribing rates to<br>be charged and collected thereafter upon the final determination of the rate proceeding.49-06-09. Utility to remit to consumer if rate lower than temporary rate. If the finalrates fixed, determined, and prescribed are less than the temporary rates fixed under thePage No. 2provisions of section 49-06-07, the public utility shall pay or remit to each of the several<br>customers, patrons, or users such sum as such customer, patron, or user has paid to the said<br>utility for the said service over and above the amounts that would have been paid during such<br>time had the rates fixed, determined, and prescribed in the final order been in effect during the<br>period that the temporary rates were in effect.49-06-10.Valuation - Notice - Finality - Prima facie evidence.The commission,whenever it shall have completed a valuation of the property of any public utility and before such<br>valuation shall have become final, shall give notice by registered or certified mail to such public<br>utility.If, within thirty days after such notice, no protest shall have been filed with thecommission, then said valuation shall become final. If notice of protest shall have been filed by<br>such public utility, the commission shall fix the time of hearing the same and shall consider at<br>such hearing any matter material thereto presented by such public utility in support of its protest.<br>If, after the hearing of any protest, the commission shall be of the opinion that its inventory is<br>incomplete or incorrect or that its valuation is incorrect, it shall make such changes as may be<br>necessary and shall issue an order making such corrected valuation final. The final valuation by<br>the commission and all classifications made for the ascertainment of such valuations shall be<br>public and shall be prima facie evidence relative to the value of the property.49-06-11. Hearings as to valuations - Called by commission. For the purpose ofascertaining the reasonableness and justice of the rates and charges of public utilities, or for any<br>other purpose authorized by law, the commission may cause a hearing to be held in the manner<br>prescribed in chapter 28-32 to determine the value of the property of any public utility actually<br>used or useful for the convenience of the public, excluding therefrom the value of any franchise<br>or right to own, operate, or enjoy the same in excess of the amount, exclusive of any tax or<br>annual charge, actually paid to any political subdivision of the state as a consideration of such<br>franchise or right, and exclusive of any value of the right by reason of a monopoly or merger.49-06-12. Notice of hearing - Preliminary examination. Before any hearing is had, thecommission shall give the public utility affected thereby at least twenty days' written notice,<br>specifying the time and place of said hearing. This provision shall not prevent the commission<br>from making any preliminary examination or investigation into the matters herein referred to or<br>from inquiring into such matters in any other investigation or hearing.49-06-13. Hearing - Right of public utility - Evidence - Findings - Review. Any publicutility affected shall be entitled to be heard and to introduce evidence at such hearing. The<br>commission is empowered to resort to any other source of information available. The evidence<br>introduced at such hearing shall be reduced to writing and certified under the seal of the<br>commission. The commission shall make and file its findings of fact in writing upon all matters<br>concerning which evidence shall have been introduced before it which, in its judgment, have a<br>bearing on the value of the property of the public utility.49-06-14. Findings of commission - Admissible as evidence. The findings of thecommission, as made and filed, when properly certified by the commission, shall be admissible<br>as evidence in any proceeding or hearing before the commission or any court in which the<br>commission, the state, or any officer, department, or institution thereof, or any county, city,<br>municipality, or other body politic and the public utility affected thereby, may be interested,<br>whether arising under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise.Such findings, when sointroduced, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated as of the date therein stated<br>under conditions then existing and such facts can be controverted only by showing a subsequent<br>change in conditions bearing upon the facts therein determined.49-06-15. Corrections and revaluation of public utility property. The commission,upon the making of a valuation, shall:1.Keep itself informed through its experts and other assistants of all extensions and<br>improvements or other changes in the conditions and value of the property of the<br>public utility;Page No. 32.Ascertain the value of such extensions, improvements, and changes; and3.Revise and correct, from time to time, its valuation of such property.49-06-16. Additional hearings of commission. The commission from time to time maycause any further hearing and investigation to be had for the purpose of making a revaluation or<br>ascertaining the value of any betterments, improvements, additions, or extensions made by a<br>public utility subsequent to any hearing or investigation, and may examine into all matters which<br>may change, modify, or affect any findings of fact previously made and at such time may make<br>findings of fact supplementary to those theretofore made. Such a hearing shall be had upon the<br>same notice and shall be conducted in the same manner as an original hearing.Anysupplementary finding shall have the same force and effect as an original finding, and shall be<br>considered in connection with the original findings and, so far as may be necessary, as a<br>modification thereof.49-06-17. Limitation on number of valuation or revaluation orders. No order forvaluation or revaluation shall be made more than once in every three years after a determination<br>of value has become final. This limitation, however, shall not apply to proceedings to determine<br>past excess earnings for refunding purposes.49-06-18.Employment of experts - Attorneys - Costs of hearing.Repealed byS.L. 1993, ch. 1,</div></article><aside class="right-sidebar"><div class="related-sidebar"><h3><span class="emoji">⚖️</span> State Laws</h3><ul class="state-laws-list"><li><a href="https://state-laws.laws.com/state-of-alabama">The State Laws of Alabama</a></li><li><a href="https://state-laws.laws.com/state-of-alaska">The State Laws of Alaska</a></li><li><a href="https://state-laws.laws.com/state-of-arizona">The State Laws of Arizona</a></li><li><a href="https://state-laws.laws.com/state-of-arkansas">The State Laws of Arkansas</a></li><li><a href="https://state-laws.laws.com/state-of-california">The State Laws of California</a></li><li><a href="https://state-laws.laws.com/state-of-colorado">The State Laws of Colorado</a></li><li><a href="https://state-laws.laws.com/state-of-connecticut">The State 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Valuation of property as basis for determining reasonableness of rates.The commission, for the purpose of ascertaining just and reasonable rates and charges of public\u003cbr\u003eutilities, or for any other purpose authorized by law, shall investigate and determine the value of\u003cbr\u003ethe property of every public utility, except railroads and motor carriers, used and useful for the\u003cbr\u003eservice and convenience of the public, excluding therefrom the value of any franchise or right to\u003cbr\u003eown, operate, or enjoy the same in excess of the amount, exclusive of any tax or annual charge,\u003cbr\u003eactually paid to any political subdivision of the state as a consideration for the grant of the\u003cbr\u003efranchise or right, and exclusive of any value of the right by reason of a monopoly or merger.\u003cbr\u003eThe commission shall prescribe the details of the inventory of the property of each public utility to\u003cbr\u003ebe valued.49-06-02. Value of property for ratemaking purposes - Determination. The value ofthe property of a public utility, as determined by the commission for ratemaking purposes, is the\u003cbr\u003emoney honestly and prudently invested therein by the utility including construction work in\u003cbr\u003eprogress for new facilities that use lignite mined in this state to generate electricity, as well as\u003cbr\u003eadditions or modifications to existing lignite facilities, less accrued depreciation. The commission\u003cbr\u003eshall allow a public utility for those new or existing facilities utilizing lignite mined in this state as\u003cbr\u003eits primary fuel:1.To recover its research and development costs incurred to develop lignite more\u003cbr\u003ecleanly, efficiently, or economically, including a reasonable rate of return on capital\u003cbr\u003eexpenditures;2.To recover its incremental costs of complying with federal environmental laws,\u003cbr\u003eincluding a reasonable rate of return on capital expenditures. The commission may\u003cbr\u003eallow these costs to be recovered by an environmental surcharge that may be added\u003cbr\u003eto existing rates; and3.To recover all costs resulting from a coal severance tax pursuant to chapter 57-61\u003cbr\u003eand all costs resulting from a coal conversion tax pursuant to chapter 57-60. 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If it shall appear that any such fictitious or advanced price has been or is being paid\u003cbr\u003eor charged, the commission shall fix and allow as a part of the valuation or rate basis only the\u003cbr\u003ereasonable and fair market price of such items, at the time of the purchase, eliminating all such\u003cbr\u003efictitious or excessive prices or values.49-06-05. When valuation or revaluation required. The commission, upon its ownmotion, may, and, upon a petition for a valuation or revaluation of the property of a public utility,\u003cbr\u003eincluding necessary audits, for the purpose of determining the rate to be charged for the service\u003cbr\u003erendered, signed by twenty-five percent of the patrons or customers of such public utility, shall,\u003cbr\u003eendeavor to arrive at a reasonable rate through negotiations with the public utility. If within thirty\u003cbr\u003edays after the filing of the petition, or within thirty days after the adoption of an order or resolution\u003cbr\u003eby the commission on its own motion, they are unable to agree upon a new rate which shall be\u003cbr\u003enot less than fifteen percent less than the rate in force at the time of the filing of said petition, or\u003cbr\u003ethe adoption of the order or resolution, the commission shall proceed with a valuation orPage No. 1revaluation of the properties of the public utility involved in the manner provided by this chapter.\u003cbr\u003eEach person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company receiving service is to be considered a\u003cbr\u003epatron or customer within the purview of this chapter, regardless of the number of meters owned,\u003cbr\u003erented, or used by such person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company, but a firm shall be\u003cbr\u003econsidered a separate entity from the individual members thereof.49-06-06. 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If no new rate shall have beenagreed upon, as provided in section 49-06-05, then pending the investigation and final order of\u003cbr\u003ethe commission, if it is of the opinion that public interest so requires, the commission immediately\u003cbr\u003eshall make an order that the utility shall file with the commission a bond of a corporate surety\u003cbr\u003ecompany, approved by the commission and authorized to do a surety business within this state.\u003cbr\u003eThe bond shall be payable to the commission for the use and benefit of the customers and\u003cbr\u003epatrons of the utility and shall be conditioned that if the rates fixed, determined, and prescribed\u003cbr\u003eby the final order are less than the rates charged, received, and collected by the public utility\u003cbr\u003eduring the period of the investigation, the public utility as principal shall remit to the several\u003cbr\u003ecustomers, patrons, or users of its service during the period between the date of the order\u003cbr\u003edirecting a valuation or revaluation and the date of the final order fixing, determining, and\u003cbr\u003eprescribing the rates to be charged, received, and collected by the utility company the amount\u003cbr\u003epayable under this section.If the utility does not remit to its customers and patrons thedifferences between the amount paid by them and the new rate prescribed by the final order, the\u003cbr\u003ecommission may maintain an action on the bond for the benefit of the customers and patrons.\u003cbr\u003eThe amount to be paid and remitted to each of the several customers, patrons, or users shall be\u003cbr\u003esuch sum as such customer, patron, or user has paid to the utility for the service over and above\u003cbr\u003ethe amounts that such customer, patron, or user would have paid during that time had the rates\u003cbr\u003efixed, determined, and prescribed in the final order been in effect during that period. The bond or\u003cbr\u003eundertaking shall be filed with the commission within thirty days after the service of the order\u003cbr\u003eupon such public utility. Service of the order may be made by personal service upon the public\u003cbr\u003eutility or by registered or certified mail, and if by registered or certified mail, service shall be\u003cbr\u003edeemed completed when the registered or certified mail is delivered to the public utility, as\u003cbr\u003eevidenced by the return receipt for the mail.49-06-07.Failure of utility to file bond - Temporary rates prescribed bycommission. If, within thirty days after the service of the order, as set forth in section 49-06-06,\u003cbr\u003ethe public utility fails, neglects, and refuses to file a bond or undertaking with the commission,\u003cbr\u003ethen the commission immediately shall fix, determine, and prescribe temporary rates to be\u003cbr\u003echarged by such public utility pending the final determination of said rate proceeding.Thetemporary rates, so fixed, determined, and prescribed shall be sufficient to provide a return of not\u003cbr\u003eless than five percent per annum upon the original cost less accrued depreciation of the physical\u003cbr\u003eproperty of said public utility used and useful in the public service. If the duly verified reports of\u003cbr\u003esaid utility to the commission do not show the original cost, less accrued depreciation, of said\u003cbr\u003eproperty, the commission may estimate said cost less depreciation and fix, determine, and\u003cbr\u003eprescribe rates as hereinbefore provided. In determining the original cost or in estimating the\u003cbr\u003ecost as herein provided, the commission may take into consideration any report, annual or\u003cbr\u003eotherwise, filed with it by any utility, together with any other fact or information which the\u003cbr\u003ecommission may acquire or receive from an investigation of the books, records, or papers of\u003cbr\u003esuch public utility and from an inspection of its property, or from the examination of any report,\u003cbr\u003eannual or otherwise, made by the public utility and filed with the state tax commissioner, or any\u003cbr\u003ereport, annual or otherwise, made by the said public utility to the federal power commission,\u003cbr\u003efederal communications commission, or federal securities and exchange commission.49-06-08. Determination of permanent rates. Temporary rates fixed, determined, andprescribed under this chapter shall be effective until the rates to be charged, received, and\u003cbr\u003ecollected by the public utility company shall have been fixed, determined, and prescribed finally.\u003cbr\u003eThe commission, in any proceeding in which temporary rates are fixed, determined, and\u003cbr\u003eprescribed, shall consider the effect of such rates in fixing, determining, and prescribing rates to\u003cbr\u003ebe charged and collected thereafter upon the final determination of the rate proceeding.49-06-09. Utility to remit to consumer if rate lower than temporary rate. If the finalrates fixed, determined, and prescribed are less than the temporary rates fixed under thePage No. 2provisions of section 49-06-07, the public utility shall pay or remit to each of the several\u003cbr\u003ecustomers, patrons, or users such sum as such customer, patron, or user has paid to the said\u003cbr\u003eutility for the said service over and above the amounts that would have been paid during such\u003cbr\u003etime had the rates fixed, determined, and prescribed in the final order been in effect during the\u003cbr\u003eperiod that the temporary rates were in effect.49-06-10.Valuation - Notice - Finality - Prima facie evidence.The commission,whenever it shall have completed a valuation of the property of any public utility and before such\u003cbr\u003evaluation shall have become final, shall give notice by registered or certified mail to such public\u003cbr\u003eutility.If, within thirty days after such notice, no protest shall have been filed with thecommission, then said valuation shall become final. If notice of protest shall have been filed by\u003cbr\u003esuch public utility, the commission shall fix the time of hearing the same and shall consider at\u003cbr\u003esuch hearing any matter material thereto presented by such public utility in support of its protest.\u003cbr\u003eIf, after the hearing of any protest, the commission shall be of the opinion that its inventory is\u003cbr\u003eincomplete or incorrect or that its valuation is incorrect, it shall make such changes as may be\u003cbr\u003enecessary and shall issue an order making such corrected valuation final. The final valuation by\u003cbr\u003ethe commission and all classifications made for the ascertainment of such valuations shall be\u003cbr\u003epublic and shall be prima facie evidence relative to the value of the property.49-06-11. Hearings as to valuations - Called by commission. For the purpose ofascertaining the reasonableness and justice of the rates and charges of public utilities, or for any\u003cbr\u003eother purpose authorized by law, the commission may cause a hearing to be held in the manner\u003cbr\u003eprescribed in chapter 28-32 to determine the value of the property of any public utility actually\u003cbr\u003eused or useful for the convenience of the public, excluding therefrom the value of any franchise\u003cbr\u003eor right to own, operate, or enjoy the same in excess of the amount, exclusive of any tax or\u003cbr\u003eannual charge, actually paid to any political subdivision of the state as a consideration of such\u003cbr\u003efranchise or right, and exclusive of any value of the right by reason of a monopoly or merger.49-06-12. Notice of hearing - Preliminary examination. Before any hearing is had, thecommission shall give the public utility affected thereby at least twenty days' written notice,\u003cbr\u003especifying the time and place of said hearing. This provision shall not prevent the commission\u003cbr\u003efrom making any preliminary examination or investigation into the matters herein referred to or\u003cbr\u003efrom inquiring into such matters in any other investigation or hearing.49-06-13. Hearing - Right of public utility - Evidence - Findings - Review. Any publicutility affected shall be entitled to be heard and to introduce evidence at such hearing. The\u003cbr\u003ecommission is empowered to resort to any other source of information available. The evidence\u003cbr\u003eintroduced at such hearing shall be reduced to writing and certified under the seal of the\u003cbr\u003ecommission. The commission shall make and file its findings of fact in writing upon all matters\u003cbr\u003econcerning which evidence shall have been introduced before it which, in its judgment, have a\u003cbr\u003ebearing on the value of the property of the public utility.49-06-14. Findings of commission - Admissible as evidence. The findings of thecommission, as made and filed, when properly certified by the commission, shall be admissible\u003cbr\u003eas evidence in any proceeding or hearing before the commission or any court in which the\u003cbr\u003ecommission, the state, or any officer, department, or institution thereof, or any county, city,\u003cbr\u003emunicipality, or other body politic and the public utility affected thereby, may be interested,\u003cbr\u003ewhether arising under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise.Such findings, when sointroduced, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated as of the date therein stated\u003cbr\u003eunder conditions then existing and such facts can be controverted only by showing a subsequent\u003cbr\u003echange in conditions bearing upon the facts therein determined.49-06-15. Corrections and revaluation of public utility property. The commission,upon the making of a valuation, shall:1.Keep itself informed through its experts and other assistants of all extensions and\u003cbr\u003eimprovements or other changes in the conditions and value of the property of the\u003cbr\u003epublic utility;Page No. 32.Ascertain the value of such extensions, improvements, and changes; and3.Revise and correct, from time to time, its valuation of such property.49-06-16. Additional hearings of commission. The commission from time to time maycause any further hearing and investigation to be had for the purpose of making a revaluation or\u003cbr\u003eascertaining the value of any betterments, improvements, additions, or extensions made by a\u003cbr\u003epublic utility subsequent to any hearing or investigation, and may examine into all matters which\u003cbr\u003emay change, modify, or affect any findings of fact previously made and at such time may make\u003cbr\u003efindings of fact supplementary to those theretofore made. 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