Wisconsin Administrative Code
Office of the Commissioner of Railroads
Chapter RR 2 - Railroads
Section RR 2.04 - Procedure for billing and collection of direct charges

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง RR 2.04

Current through August 26, 2024

(1)

(a) The office shall make an express finding of necessity for an investigation of the books, accounts, practices and activities, or an appraisal of the property of any railroad, and of the intention to assess costs incurred by the office.

(b) Notice of finding and notice of the existence of the resulting statutory duty to pay the expenses reasonably attributable to the contemplated investigation or appraisal are served upon the affected railroad by the office.

(2) The usual practice of the office is to render monthly statements. Itemization is made on the bill to indicate the names of the office's employes engaged on the work, the hours expended, their hourly rates, special charges and the amount of the charges. In a joint investigation or where the charges in one investigation are to be divided between 2 or more railroads, such charges shall be assessed, unless otherwise ordered, in proportion to their respective gross operating revenues for the preceding calendar year from the kind of service involved.

(3) Each railroad shall file with the office on or before April 1 of each year a verified statement of its gross operating revenues for the preceding calendar year, exclusive of those derived from the transportation of mail, derived from intrastate operations in the state of Wisconsin, showing the amounts for each operating revenue-account as prescribed by the current classification of accounts for railroads of the interstate commerce commission.

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