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Indiana Code Title 8. Utilities and Transportation § 8-1-2.7-15.5

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 15.5. (a) This section applies to a utility that is described in section 1.3(a)(1)(B) of this chapter that has properly withdrawn from commission jurisdiction under this chapter.

(b) As used in this section, “committee” refers to a policy review committee established under this section.

(c) A policy review committee may be established for a utility if the lesser of:

(1) one hundred (100);  or

(2) more than fifty percent (50%);

of the utility's customers file, individually or collectively, with the utility's board of directors, a verified petition under subsection (d) to establish the committee.

(d) A petition under this section must provide for the following:

(1) A procedure for establishing districts within the utility's service territory and for electing members, who must be customers of the utility residing within the established districts, to serve as members of the committee.

(2) The terms of the members of the committee.

(3) Procedures by which the committee is authorized to do the following:

(A) Receive complaints from customers of the utility concerning:

(i) rules and policies established by the utility's board of directors;

(ii) the utility's rates and charges;

(iii) utility service quality;  or

(iv) other matters concerning the utility's operations, management, or service, as specifically set forth in the petition.

(B) Attempt to negotiate a resolution with the utility's board of directors with respect to a complaint received under clause (A).

(C) Seek mediation to be overseen by the office of the attorney general with respect to complaints that are not resolved through negotiations described in clause (B).

(4) Other matters that the petitioners consider appropriate with respect to the utility's operations, management, or service.

(e) The attorney general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

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