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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2454, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Miller offered the following:
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17 Section 1. Each residential electric utility
18 customer account of an "electric utility" as defined in s.
19 366.02(2), Florida Statutes, receiving active, residential
20 electric utility service on May 1, 1998, shall be provided
21 with a $25 credit on their electric utility service account in
22 August of 1998. The method for the award of this credit shall
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24 a) Each electric utility shall file with the Florida
25 Public Service Commission by June 1, 1998 certification of the
26 total number of residential electric utility accounts
27 receiving active service on May 1, 1998.
28 b) Upon receipt of the certification of the total
29 number of residential electric utility accounts from the
30 utilities, the Commission shall calculate the amount of funds
31 necessary for each electric utility to accomplish the
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1 provision of this section by multiplying the number of
2 residential accounts active on May 1, 1998 by $25.
3 c) The Commission shall produce a list of the
4 utilities detailing the calculated amount of funds necessary
5 to provide the $25 credit and certify this list to the
6 Comptroller of the State of Florida, the President of the
7 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
8 June 15, 1998. Upon any specific request of the Comptroller,
9 the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of
10 Representatives, the Public Service Commission shall have the
11 authority to audit the total number of residential electric
12 utility accounts as filed pursuant to subsection (b) of this
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14 d) The Comptroller shall distribute funds to each
15 individual electric utility based on the list submitted by
16 the Commission on or before July 1, 1998. The Comptroller
17 shall make appropriate adjustments as funds are available to
18 ensure an equal credit to each specified electric utility
19 customer as provided by this section.
20 e) The Florida Public Service Commission shall direct
21 each electric utility to provide the credit on the electric
22 service account of the eligible residential electric service
23 customers on August 1, 1998 as provided by this section,
24 without exception. The Commission shall develop the
25 appropriate language describing the credit on the bill and
26 notifying customers of the credit application process making
27 every effort to neutralize costs to the utilities. Credits
28 shall be reflected on the bills rendered by the utility
29 starting on August 1, 1998 for the applicable customer
30 accounts as they are subsequently billed according to the
31 utility's standard billing cycles, said credits being applied
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1 to the bills up to the total amount owed each month for
2 electric service. When bills for electric service do not have
3 sufficient electric service amounts owed to utilize the entire
4 amount of the credit, the remaining credit will be carried on
5 the account for subsequent months billing until the total
6 credit has been utilized or until October 31, 1998. Any
7 customer receiving service on May 1, 1998 that is no longer
8 receiving electric service from the electric utility on August
9 1, 1998, shall have the credit reflected on their prior
10 account until such time as the utility determines that such
11 customer has not requested or renewed service service from the
12 utility between August 1, 1998 and October 31, 1998. All
13 undistributed credits which have not been distributed for
14 whatever reason, shall be accounted for by the utility and
15 returned to the Comptroller of the State of Florida before
16 December 1, 1998. All disputes related to the distribution or
17 the amount of the credit shall be resolved by the Florida
18 Public Service Commission.
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20 It is the intent of the Legislature that this one-time credit
21 not require any increase or decrease in current utility rates
22 as established at the effective date of this section. Prior to
23 the application of this credit, amounts owed by each customer
24 shall be calculated without regard to the existence of the
25 credit. As a result, the amounts due from each customer,
26 including but not limited to rates, state, and local taxes,
27 franchise fees, and any other applicable charges, shall not be
28 affected by the existence of this credit.
29 Section 2. The sum of $184 million is appropriated
30 from the General Revenue Fund to the Public Service Commission
31 for fiscal year 1998-1999 for the purposes of implementing the
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1 provisions of this act. In the event these funds are
2 insufficient to carry out the provisions of this act, the
3 Administration Commission is authorized to transfer sufficient
4 funds from the Working Capital Fund.
5 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
11 remove from the title of the bill: Everything before the
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15 A bill to be entitled
16 An act relating to financial matters; providing credits
17 against electricity utility charges; establishing a procedure
18 for determining the credits; providing an appropriation;
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