Bill Text: NJ S3396 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires BPU to post on its website report from public utility on public utility's capital investments in response to petition from public utility to increase rates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading [S3396 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2020-S3396-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 3396

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 4, 2021

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JOSEPH P. CRYAN

District 20 (Union)

Senator  JOSEPH A. LAGANA

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Diegnan

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires BPU to post on its website report from public utility on public utility's capital investments in response to petition from public utility to increase rates.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Economic Growth Committee on March 11, 2021, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning certain reports on capital investments of public utilities and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

      1.   As used in P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill):

      "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency.

      "Confidential information" means any proprietary commercial or financial information or trade secret ¹[, as determined by the board,] obtained from any source, and¹ which is included in a report to the board on its capital investments required pursuant to section 2 of P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

     "Public utility" means a public utility, as defined in R.S.48:2-13, that provides electric, gas, sewer, or water service to customers within this State.

 

     2.    When filing a petition with the Board of Public Utilities for an increase in a public utility's base rates, pursuant to R.S.48:2-21 or R.S.48:2-21.1, the public utility shall provide to the board a report that includes an analysis of the public utility's capital investments, in a form and manner determined by the board, for the purpose of determining the level of revenues necessary to afford the public utility an opportunity to earn a fair and reasonable rate of return on prudently incurred capital investments in the public utility's rate base.  Within 30 days of receiving the report, the board shall examine its contents and post the report on the board's Internet website.  Prior to posting the report on its Internet website, the board shall remove or redact from the report any ¹[contents that the board determines to be]¹ confidential information.

 

     3.    This act shall take effect immediately.