Utah Code Title 54. Public Utilities § 54-4-42. Utility Bill Assistance Program

(a) “Division” means the Division of Public Utilities established in Section 54-4a-1.

(b) “Eligible customer” means the same as that term is defined in Section 54-7-13.6.

(c) “Existing credit” refers to bill payment assistance provided under Section 54-7-13.6.

(d) “Large-scale utility” means a large-scale electric utility or a large-scale natural gas utility.

(e) “Program” means the Utility Bill Assistance Program created in this section.

(2)(a) There is created in the Department of Commerce the Utility Bill Assistance Program that shall be administered by the division.

(b) The purpose of the program is to provide credits to eligible customers to use against utility service balances.

(a) the commission finds the tariff to be in the public interest; and

(b) the tariff does not result in increased costs to the large-scale utility's customers.

(7)(a) A credit provided under the program shall be in addition to any existing credit the eligible customer receives.

(b) If a large-scale utility provides an existing credit on a monthly basis, the large-scale utility shall only provide a credit under this section if the eligible customer has a utility service balance after application of an existing credit.

(a) amounts expended since the program's inception or the previous report;

(b) amounts remaining to fund credits; and

(c) verification of customer eligibility.