Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
Division 37 - WASTEWATER SERVICE REGULATION FOR JOINT WATER/WASTEWATER UTILITIES
Section 860-037-0095 - Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Wastewater Utility

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 860-037-0095

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) On statement forms prescribed by the Commission, each wastewater utility must provide the requested information for the subject year.

(2) Each wastewater utility must pay to the Commission an annual fee on gross operating revenues derived within Oregon at a rate determined by Commission orders entered on or after March 1 of each year.

(a) A minimum annual fee of $10. The annual fee is due on or before April 1 of the year after the calendar year on which the annual fee is based. The annual fee rate will not exceed the rate authorized in ORS 756.310 of the Oregon revenue during the prior calendar year.

(b) A late statement fee in accordance with OAR 860-001-0050, if the Commission has not received the utility's statement form, completed in compliance with section (1) of this rule, on or before 5 p.m. Pacific Time on the fifth business day following the due date.

(c) A penalty fee for failure to pay the full amount when due, as required under ORS 756.350.

(d) A service fee in accordance with OAR 860-001-0050 for each payment returned for non-sufficient funds.

(e) All costs incurred by the Commission to collect a past-due annual fee from the utility.

(3) The annual fee payment must be received by the Commission no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Time on the due date. A payment may be by cash, money order, bank draft, sight draft, cashier's check, certified, or personal check. A payment made by check will be conditionally accepted until the check is cleared by the bank on which it is drawn.

(4) For any year in which a wastewater utility's statement form was due, the Commission may audit the utility as the Commission deems necessary and practicable:

(a) The Commission's audit must begin no later than three (3) years after the statement form's due date.

(b) If the Commission determines that the utility has underreported its subject revenues, the Commission may assess an additional annual fee, along with a penalty fee for failure to pay under ORS 756.350.

(c) If the Commission determines that the utility has overpaid its annual fee, the Commission may, at its discretion, recompense the utility with a refund or a credit against annual fees subsequently due.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183, 756

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 756.310, 756.320, 756.350

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