Title 54 - Public Utilities
- Chapter 01 - Public Service Commission
- 54-1-1 - Establishment of commission -- Functions.
- 54-1-1.5 - Appointment of members -- Terms -- Qualifications -- Chairman -- Quorum -- Removal -- Vacancies -- Compensation.
- 54-1-1.6 - Pro tempore commissioner -- Appointment -- Qualifications.
- 54-1-10 - Conservation planning -- Annual reports.
- 54-1-11 - Prohibited interests, relationships and actions by commissioners and employees.
- 54-1-12 - Deposit of funds with state treasurer.
- 54-1-2 - Powers and duties.
- 54-1-2.5 - Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings.
- 54-1-3 - Transaction of business by commissioners -- Quorum -- Proceedings by less than majority or administrative law judge -- Effect of actions.
- 54-1-4 - Official seal.
- 54-1-5 - Office and office hours.
- 54-1-6 - Employment of staff -- Status and compensation -- Employees not to be parties or witnesses and may not appeal commission decisions.
- 54-1-6.5 - Executive staff director -- Appointment -- Functions.
- 54-1-7 - Secretary of commission -- Appointment -- Functions.
- 54-1-7.5 - Adoption of internal organization measures.
- 54-1-8 - Expenses of commission.
- Chapter 02 - Definitions
- Chapter 03 - Duties of Public Utilities
- 54-3-1 - Charges must be just; service adequate; rules reasonable.
- 54-3-10 - Interchange of business required.
- 54-3-19 - Long and short distance service -- Through and intermediate rates.
- 54-3-2 - Schedules of rates and classification -- Right of inspection -- Changes by commission.
- 54-3-21 - Commission to be furnished information and copies of records -- Hearings before commission to be public -- Privilege.
- 54-3-22 - Required reports.
- 54-3-23 - Commission's orders must be obeyed.
- 54-3-24 - Hostage situation -- Telephone communication prevention.
- 54-3-26 - Retention of unclaimed capital credits by electric and telephone cooperatives -- Use of retained money -- Reporting requirements.
- 54-3-27 - Public utility easement.
- 54-3-28 - Notice required of certain public utilities before preparing or amending a long-range plan or acquiring certain property.
- 54-3-29 - Removal, relocation, or alteration of utility facility in public highway construction or reconstruction -- Notice -- Cooperation.
- 54-3-3 - Changes by utilities in schedules -- Notice.
- 54-3-4 - Joint tariffs.
- 54-3-7 - Charges not to vary from schedules -- Refunds and rebates forbidden -- Exceptions.
- 54-3-8 - Preferences forbidden -- Power of commission to determine facts.
- 54-3-8.5 - Rate on electricity for agricultural irrigation or drainage.
- 54-3-9 - Sliding scale of charges -- Control by commission.
- Chapter 04 - Authority of Commission Over Public Utilities
- 54-4-1 - General jurisdiction.
- 54-4-1.1 - Wholesale electrical cooperative exempt from rate regulation -- Requirements for rate increase.
- 54-4-1.5 - Investigations, providing information, audits and recommendations by director.
- 54-4-12 - Telegraph and telephone -- Connections -- Joint rates -- Division of costs.
- 54-4-13 - Joint use of properties by utilities -- Adjustment of costs -- Cable television easement rights.
- 54-4-13.1 - Natural gas vehicle rate.
- 54-4-14 - Safety regulation.
- 54-4-15 - Establishment and regulation of grade crossings.
- 54-4-15.1 - Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Duty to provide.
- 54-4-15.2 - Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Funds for payment of costs.
- 54-4-15.3 - Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Apportionment of costs.
- 54-4-15.4 - Signals or devices at grade crossings -- Provision of costs.
- 54-4-16 - Investigation and report of accidents.
- 54-4-18 - Electric, gas, and water service.
- 54-4-19 - Right to enter upon public utility premises.
- 54-4-2 - Investigations -- Hearings and notice -- Findings.
- 54-4-20 - Consumer may have meter tested upon paying fee.
- 54-4-21 - Valuation of public utilities.
- 54-4-22 - Statements of valuations -- Affidavits -- Records of valuation.
- 54-4-23 - Accounts and records of utilities.
- 54-4-24 - Depreciation accounts and fund.
- 54-4-25 - Certificate of convenience and necessity prerequisite to construction and operation -- Electrical suppliers.
- 54-4-26 - Contracts calling for expenditures -- Commission to approve.
- 54-4-27 - Payment of dividends -- Notice -- Restraint.
- 54-4-28 - Merger, consolidation, or combination.
- 54-4-29 - Acquiring voting stock or securities of like utility only on consent of commission.
- 54-4-30 - Acquiring properties of like utility only on consent of commission.
- 54-4-31 - Electrical corporation to issue securities only on consent of commission -- Exceptions -- Validity of securities.
- 54-4-37 - Definitions -- Unauthorized charge to account -- Penalties -- Procedures for verification -- Authority of commission and Division of Public Utilities.
- 54-4-39 - Natural gas derived from new technologies -- Long-term contracts.
- 54-4-4 - Classification and fixing of rates after hearing.
- 54-4-4.1 - Rules to govern rates.
- 54-4-7 - Rules, equipment, service -- Regulation after hearing.
- 54-4-8 - Additions, improvements, extensions, repairs or changes -- Apportioning costs.
- Chapter 04a - Division of Public Utilities
- Chapter 05 - Public Utilities Regulation Fee
- Chapter 07 - Hearings, Practice, and Procedure
- 54-7-1 - Settlement -- Limitation of issues.
- 54-7-1.5 - Communications between commission personnel and parties restricted.
- 54-7-10 - Orders on hearings -- Time effective.
- 54-7-11 - Complaints by utilities -- Procedure.
- 54-7-12 - Rate increase or decrease -- Procedure -- Effective dates -- Electrical or telephone cooperative.
- 54-7-12.1 - Depreciation expense.
- 54-7-12.8 - Electric energy efficiency and conservation tariff.
- 54-7-12.9 - Gross receipts tax decrease on electrical corporations -- Tariffs -- Procedure.
- 54-7-13.4 - Alternative cost recovery for major plant addition -- Procedure.
- 54-7-13.5 - Energy balancing accounts.
- 54-7-13.6 - Low-income assistance program.
- 54-7-14 - Orders and decisions conclusive on collateral attack.
- 54-7-14.5 - Rescission or amendment of orders or decisions.
- 54-7-15 - Review or rehearing by commission -- Application -- Procedure -- Prerequisite to court action -- Effect of commission decisions.
- 54-7-17 - Stay of commission's order or decision pending appeal.
- 54-7-18 - Preference of actions and proceedings on courts' calendars.
- 54-7-19 - Valuation of utilities -- Procedure -- Findings conclusive evidence.
- 54-7-2 - Process -- Service -- Fees.
- 54-7-20 - Reparations -- Courts to enforce commission's orders -- Limitation of action.
- 54-7-21 - Commission charged with enforcing laws -- Attorney general to aid.
- 54-7-23 - Penalties.
- 54-7-24 - Injunction to stop violations or threatened violations.
- 54-7-25 - Violations by utilities -- Penalty.
- 54-7-26 - Violations by officers or agents of utility -- Penalty.
- 54-7-27 - Violations by corporations other than utilities -- Penalty.
- 54-7-28 - Violations by individuals -- Penalty.
- 54-7-29 - Actions to recover fines and penalties.
- 54-7-3 - Subpoena -- Witness fees -- Depositions.
- 54-7-30 - Interstate commerce -- Title does not apply.
- 54-7-4 - Copies, competent evidence.
- 54-7-5 - Orders and certificates to be in writing and entered on records of commission -- Recordation.
- 54-7-6 - Fees.
- 54-7-7 - Books and records of utilities subject to inspection.
- 54-7-8 - Offices for utility's books and records -- Production for examination.
- 54-7-9 - Complaints against utilities -- Scope.
- Chapter 08 - Utah Underground Conversion of Utilities Law
- 54-8-1 - Short title.
- 54-8-10 - Public hearing -- Notice -- Publication.
- 54-8-11 - Protests -- Hearings -- Representatives of utilities to be present -- Changes in proposal -- Adoption or abandonment of project.
- 54-8-12 - Property owners failing to appear at hearings -- Waiver of rights.
- 54-8-13 - Assessment list to be prepared.
- 54-8-14 - Declaration of costs -- Contents of resolution.
- 54-8-15 - Board of equalization and review -- Appointment -- Functions and authority.
- 54-8-16 - Notice of assessment -- Publication.
- 54-8-17 - Assessments -- Hearings on -- Corrections of -- Assessment not to exceed benefit.
- 54-8-18 - Assessments -- Resolution to adopt.
- 54-8-19 - Assessments -- Right to levy against property -- Due date -- Notice -- Payment in annual installments.
- 54-8-2 - Legislative purpose.
- 54-8-20 - Assessments -- Failure to pay installment -- Interest and penalties -- Lien on property -- Sale of property -- Disposition of proceeds.
- 54-8-21 - Assessments -- Prepayment of unpaid installments.
- 54-8-22 - Bonds -- Issuance authorized -- Amount -- Interest -- Additional requirements.
- 54-8-23 - Objection to amount of assessment -- Civil action -- Litigation to question or attack proceedings or legality of bonds.
- 54-8-24 - Payment to utilities -- Allowable costs.
- 54-8-25 - Utilities responsible for work -- May subcontract -- Title to converted facilities retained.
- 54-8-26 - Notice that service from underground facilities is available -- Consequences of failure to convert overhead facilities.
- 54-8-27 - Bill for conversion costs -- Not to exceed estimate -- Payment within 30 days -- Accounting procedures.
- 54-8-28 - Additional overhead facilities prohibited -- Exception.
- 54-8-29 - Jurisdiction over public utilities.
- 54-8-3 - Definitions.
- 54-8-30 - Commencement of conversion -- When required.
- 54-8-4 - Creation of local improvement districts authorized.
- 54-8-5 - Apportionment of costs -- Assessment against benefitted property -- Public lands not subject to assessment.
- 54-8-6 - Creation of improvement district -- Petition by property owners -- Resolution of governing body -- Utilities to submit reports.
- 54-8-7 - Reports of utilities -- Recommendations -- Estimate of costs.
- 54-8-8 - Approval of utilities' report by governing body -- Passage of resolutions -- Contents.
- 54-8-9 - Public hearing -- Notice -- Contents.
- Chapter 08a - Damage to Underground Utility Facilities
- 54-8a-10 - Installation of nonmetallic facilities.
- 54-8a-10.5 - Installation and location of sewer lateral cleanouts -- Records.
- 54-8a-11 - Applicability of federal law.
- 54-8a-12 - Enforcement -- Attorney general.
- 54-8a-13 - Underground Facilities Damage Dispute Board -- Arbitration -- Relationship with Public Service Commission.
- 54-8a-2 - Definitions.
- 54-8a-3 - Information filed with county clerk.
- 54-8a-3.5 - Excavation-related information included with construction and building permit.
- 54-8a-4 - Notice of excavation.
- 54-8a-5 - Marking of underground facilities.
- 54-8a-5.5 - Determining the precise location of marked underground facilities.
- 54-8a-5.8 - Excavator access.
- 54-8a-6 - Duties and liabilities of an excavator.
- 54-8a-7 - Notice of damage -- Repairs.
- 54-8a-8 - Civil penalty for damage -- Exceptions -- Other remedies.
- 54-8a-9 - Association for mutual receipt of notice of excavation activities.
- 54-8a-9.5 - Inspection of records.
- Chapter 08b - Public Telecommunications Law
- 54-8b-1 - Title.
- 54-8b-1.1 - Legislative policy declarations.
- 54-8b-10 - Imposing a surcharge to provide hearing and speech impaired persons with telecommunication devices -- Definitions -- Procedures for establishing program -- Surcharge -- Administration and d
- 54-8b-11 - Establishing just and reasonable rates.
- 54-8b-13 - Rules governing operator assisted services.
- 54-8b-14 - Intrastate interexchange toll service prices.
- 54-8b-15 - Universal Public Telecommunications Service Support Fund -- Established.
- 54-8b-16 - Public Service Commission authority to enforce interconnection service quality standards and interconnection agreements -- Grounds for filing complaint.
- 54-8b-17 - Procedures for enforcement of interconnection service quality -- Penalties for violation -- Funds collected.
- 54-8b-18 - Definitions -- Unauthorized change of telecommunications provider -- Unauthorized charges -- Procedures for verification -- Penalties -- Authority of commission.
- 54-8b-2 - Definitions.
- 54-8b-2.1 - Competitive entry.
- 54-8b-2.2 - Interconnection.
- 54-8b-2.3 - Pricing flexibility.
- 54-8b-3 - Exemptions from requirements.
- 54-8b-3.3 - Services that must be offered on a nondiscriminatory basis -- Public telecommunications to be cost-based -- Packaged services -- Quality of service standards.
- 54-8b-4.5 - Commission order -- Negotiated provisions of services -- Contracts under this section.
- 54-8b-6 - Prohibition on subsidization of telecommunications services.
- 54-8b-7 - Continuous jurisdiction of commission -- Orders.
- 54-8b-8 - Antitrust and restraint of trade laws not affected by chapter.
- 54-8b-9 - Commission's jurisdiction under other provisions of title not enlarged or reduced by chapter.
- Chapter 08c - High Voltage Overhead Lines
- 54-8c-1 - Definitions.
- 54-8c-2 - Notification to public utility -- Protective measures -- Procedures -- Payment.
- 54-8c-3 - Information filed with county clerk.
- 54-8c-4 - Violation.
- 54-8c-5 - Exemptions.
- 54-8c-6 - Association for mutual receipt of notification of activities close to high voltage overhead lines.
- Chapter 09 - Electric Power Facilities Act
- 54-9-101 - Title.
- 54-9-102 - Definitions.
- 54-9-103 - Public power entity authority regarding common facilities -- Determination of needs -- Agreement requirements -- Ownership interest.
- 54-9-104 - Joint owners to supply materials, arrange for own financing, and share in costs and taxes -- Public power entity authority to finance through financing agent -- Common facilities owners aut
- 54-9-105 - Limitations on liability.
- 54-9-106 - Funding -- Power sales contracts -- Revenue bonds -- Fee in lieu of ad valorem property taxes -- Bond issues -- Public purpose.
- 54-9-107 - Disposition of proceeds and revenues.
- Chapter 10a - Office of Consumer Services Act
- 54-10a-101 - Title.
- 54-10a-102 - Definitions.
- 54-10a-201 - Office of Consumer Services -- Director.
- 54-10a-202 - Committee of Consumer Services.
- 54-10a-203 - Attorney general to represent office.
- 54-10a-301 - Powers and duties of office.
- 54-10a-302 - Powers of committee.
- 54-10a-303 - Representation of municipal electrical energy utility prohibited.
- Chapter 12 - Small Power Production and Cogeneration
- Chapter 13 - Natural Gas Pipeline Safety
- Chapter 14 - Utility Facility Review Board Act
- 54-14-101 - Title.
- 54-14-102 - Legislative findings.
- 54-14-103 - Definitions.
- 54-14-104 - Rules and procedures.
- 54-14-201 - Conditions on siting of facilities by local governments -- Payment of actual excess costs.
- 54-14-202 - Public utility to provide standard cost and estimated excess cost.
- 54-14-203 - Actual excess cost.
- 54-14-204 - Requirements or conditions on facility considered waived if local government does not pay for actual excess cost 30 days before construction.
- 54-14-301 - Creation, purpose, and composition of board.
- 54-14-302 - Staff and support for board.
- 54-14-303 - Actions or disputes for which board review may be sought.
- 54-14-304 - Initial hearing.
- 54-14-305 - Written decisions of board.
- 54-14-306 - Action required of local government following board decision.
- 54-14-307 - Stay of board's decision pending review or appeal.
- 54-14-308 - Judicial review in formal adjudicative proceedings.
- Chapter 15 - Net Metering of Electricity
- 54-15-101 - Title.
- 54-15-102 - Definitions.
- 54-15-103 - Net metering program -- Metering equipment -- Interconnection agreement.
- 54-15-104 - Charges or credits for net electricity.
- 54-15-105 - No additional fee or charge without governing authority approval -- Exception.
- 54-15-106 - Customer to provide equipment necessary to meet applicable code requirements -- Governing authority may adopt additional reasonable requirements -- Testing and inspection of interconnectio
- 54-15-107 - Application to out-of-state electrical corporation.
- 54-15-108 - Damages and fines for connecting a customer generation system to more than one customer.
- Chapter 17 - Energy Resource Procurement Act
- 54-17-101 - Title.
- 54-17-102 - Definitions.
- 54-17-103 - Rulemaking.
- 54-17-201 - Solicitation process required -- Exception.
- 54-17-202 - Requirements for solicitation.
- 54-17-203 - Independent evaluator.
- 54-17-301 - Review of integrated resource plan action plans.
- 54-17-302 - Approval of a significant energy resource decision required.
- 54-17-303 - Cost recovery.
- 54-17-304 - Order to proceed.
- 54-17-401 - Definitions.
- 54-17-402 - Request for review of resource decision.
- 54-17-403 - Cost recovery.
- 54-17-404 - Order to proceed.
- 54-17-501 - Waiver of requirement for solicitation or approval.
- 54-17-502 - Renewable energy source -- Solicitation -- Consultant.
- 54-17-601 - Definitions.
- 54-17-602 - Target amount of qualifying electricity -- Renewable energy certificate -- Cost-effectiveness -- Cooperatives.
- 54-17-603 - Renewable energy certificate -- Issuance -- Use to satisfy other requirements.
- 54-17-604 - Plans and reports.
- 54-17-605 - Recovery of costs for renewable energy activities.
- 54-17-606 - Commission rules.
- 54-17-607 - Procedure and appeals under this chapter.
- 54-17-701 - Rules for carbon capture and geological storage.
- Chapter 18 - Siting of High Voltage Power Line Act
- 54-18-101 - Title.
- 54-18-102 - Definitions.
- 54-18-201 - Public utility to obtain approval for high voltage power lines.
- 54-18-301 - Notice of intent to file -- Content -- Prefiling procedures.
- 54-18-302 - Public workshops.
- 54-18-303 - Application for land use permit.
- 54-18-304 - Review of land use application.
- 54-18-305 - Appeal of high voltage power line route.