SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2302
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 804654
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11  Senator Haridopolos moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 30, through
15            page 4, line 4, delete those lines
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18         Section 2.  (1)  The Legislature finds that it is the
19  policy of this state to ensure that local governments operate
20  on a level playing field with private providers of
21  communications services and that local governments should not
22  enjoy any undue advantages simply due to their status as a
23  local government.
24         (2)  The Legislature hereby provides notice to all
25  local governments in this state that in the ensuing year, the
26  Legislature shall conduct a study of the appropriate level of
27  state regulation for local governments wishing to offer
28  communications services in competition with private providers.
29  This study by the Legislature shall be comprehensive and shall
30  be considered for adoption during the 2005 Regular Session.
31  Any local government that is providing such services currently
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 or considering providing such services in the future is hereby 2 given notice of these legislative deliberations and should be 3 prepared to comply with said legislation upon adoption. 4 (3) As used in this act, the term: 5 (a) "Local government" means any political 6 subdivision, as defined in section 101.01, Florida Statutes, 7 and any utility authority, other authority, board, branch, 8 department, or unit thereof. 9 (b) "Advanced service" means high-speed Internet 10 access service capability in excess of 144 kilobites per 11 second in the upstream or the downstream directions, including 12 any service application provided over the high-speed access 13 service or any information services as defined in 47 U.S.C. s. 14 153(20). 15 (c) "Communications services" include the offering of 16 any advanced service, cable service, or telecommunications 17 service, and shall be construed in the broadest sense. 18 (d) "Cable service" has the same meaning as in 47 19 U.S.C. s. 522(6). 20 (e) "Providing," with respect to a named service, 21 means offering or supplying a service for a fee to a person, 22 including any portion of the public or a local government or 23 private provider. 24 (f) "Subscriber" means a person who receives a named 25 service. 26 (g) "Telecommunications services" means the 27 transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, 28 messages, data, or other information of the user's choosing, 29 by wire, radio, light waves, or other electromagnetic means, 30 without change in the form or content of the information as 31 sent and received by the user and regardless of the facilities 2 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 used. 2 (4)(a) The Government-Owned Communications Study 3 Commission is created. The study commission shall be composed 4 of nine voting members, appointed as follows: 5 1. Four members appointed by the President of the 6 Senate, at least two of whom shall be members of the Senate. 7 2. Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House 8 of Representatives, at least two of whom shall be members of 9 the House of Representatives. 10 3. One member shall be appointed by the Attorney 11 General. 12 13 The nonlegislative members shall be knowledgeable regarding 14 one or more aspects of the provision of government-owned 15 communications services and shall include representatives from 16 both local government and industry. 17 (b) The Legislature shall provide staffing for the 18 members of the study commission, whose meetings shall be 19 noticed and open to the public. 20 (c) The study commission shall issue a report to the 21 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 22 House of Representatives by January 15, 2005. 23 (d) The study commission shall review any and all 24 regulatory, tax, competitive issues, and court decisions 25 related to the provision of communications services by any 26 local government in the State of Florida. 27 (5) Any local government that provides a cable service 28 shall comply with section 166.046, Florida Statutes, and those 29 provisions of chapters 202, 212, and 337, Florida Statutes, 30 applicable to a provider of such services. 31 (6) A local government that provides a 3 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 telecommunications service or advanced service shall comply, 2 if applicable, with chapter 364, Florida Statutes, and rules 3 adopted by the Florida Public Service Commission under section 4 166.047, Florida Statutes, and those provisions of chapters 5 202, 212, and 337, Florida Statutes, applicable to a provider 6 of such services. 7 (7) The exercise of a local government's power or 8 authority, including zoning or land use, to require the use by 9 any person, including residents of a particular development, 10 of any of the local government's communications services, is 11 prohibited. 12 (8) A local government may not pledge any revenues in 13 support of the issuance of any bonds to be used to finance a 14 business venture outside the local government's geographical 15 boundaries in competition with providers for the provision of 16 communications services until July 1, 2005. 17 (9) A local government shall apply the local 18 government's ordinances, rules, and policies, including those 19 relating to the following subjects, without discrimination as 20 to itself and any private provider of communications services: 21 (a) Access to public rights-of-way; and 22 (b) Permitting, access to, use of and payment for use 23 of local government-owned poles, such that the local 24 government shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, and 25 fees, if any, for access to governmental poles that the local 26 government applies to a private provider for such access. 27 Section 3. (1) The Florida Telecommunications Policy 28 Strategy Task Force is created and housed for administrative 29 purposes within the Florida Public Service Commission. The 30 task force shall operate independently of the commission. 31 (2)(a) The task force shall consist of seven members, 4 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 three appointed by the Governor, two appointed by the 2 President of the Senate, and two appointed by the Speaker of 3 the House of Representatives. Members shall serve at the 4 pleasure of the appointing official. Any vacancy shall be 5 filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 6 (b) Any nonlegislative member shall possess expertise 7 in state or national telecommunications policy, legal 8 developments, and technical matters. 9 (c) A person who works directly for or who performs 10 contract work for a telecommunications company or any entity 11 or agency that has appeared before the commission on a 12 docketed telecommunications matter in the past 6 years may not 13 be appointed to the task force. 14 (d) Members shall serve without compensation but are 15 entitled to reimbursement of travel and per diem expenses 16 pursuant to section 112.061, Florida Statutes, relating to 17 completing their duties and responsibilities under this 18 section. 19 (3) The task force shall: 20 (a) Survey existing national and state regulatory, 21 rate, and tax policies relating to the telecommunications 22 industry; 23 (b) Provide a concise presentation of the 24 telecommunications policy landscape; and 25 (c) Identify and make recommendations relating to key 26 tax and regulatory issues that the Legislature and the Public 27 Service Commission should address, consistent with the 28 principles enumerated in subsection (4). 29 (4) In conducting its investigations, deliberating, 30 and making recommendations, the task force shall consider the 31 following principles: 5 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 (a) The state should explore policies that seek to 2 promote the widest deployment of telecommunications 3 technologies and thereby maximize access by residents of this 4 state to the greatest variety of telecommunications service 5 offerings and pricing options. 6 (b) Recommendations, if any, should be revenue neutral 7 or revenue reducing; that is, revenues generated from 8 telecommunications taxes in the aggregate should in no case 9 exceed projected aggregate revenues if no changes in policies 10 are made. 11 (c) Taxes and regulations should be applied equitably; 12 that is, government policies should not favor certain 13 technologies over others. 14 (d) Government intervention should be avoided to the 15 greatest extent possible, except as necessary to ensure a 16 predictable, competitive telecommunications environment that 17 minimizes the likelihood of litigation and provides basic 18 consumer protections. 19 (e) Competition should be encouraged among 20 telecommunications companies and among telecommunications 21 technologies. 22 (5) The task force shall select a chair and vice chair 23 and shall meet at the call of the chair or as often as 24 necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. 25 (6) The task force shall hold its organizational 26 meeting by July 15, 2004, and thereafter shall meet as 27 necessary at the call of the chair at the time and place 28 designated by the chair. A quorum is necessary for the purpose 29 of conducting official business of the task force. The task 30 force shall use accepted rules of procedure to conduct its 31 meetings and shall keep a complete record of each meeting. 6 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 (7) The Florida Public Service Commission shall 2 provide administrative support and staff for the task force. 3 (8) The task force shall prepare a report containing a 4 summary of its investigations and deliberations and any 5 recommendations and submit the report to the Governor, the 6 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 7 Representatives by January 15, 2005. 8 Section 4. Effective December 31, 2004, subsection (2) 9 of section 202.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 10 202.16 Payment.--The taxes imposed or administered 11 under this chapter and chapter 203 shall be collected from all 12 dealers of taxable communications services on the sale at 13 retail in this state of communications services taxable under 14 this chapter and chapter 203. The full amount of the taxes on 15 a credit sale, installment sale, or sale made on any kind of 16 deferred payment plan is due at the moment of the transaction 17 in the same manner as a cash sale. 18 (2)(a) A sale of communications services that are used 19 as a component part of or integrated into a communications 20 service or prepaid calling arrangement for resale, including, 21 but not limited to, carrier-access charges, interconnection 22 charges paid by providers of mobile communication services or 23 other communication services, charges paid by cable service 24 providers for the transmission of video or other programming 25 by another dealer of communications services, charges for the 26 sale of unbundled network elements, and any other intercompany 27 charges for the use of facilities for providing communications 28 services for resale, must be made in compliance with the rules 29 of the department. Any person who makes a sale for resale 30 which is not in compliance with these rules is liable for any 31 tax, penalty, and interest due for failing to comply, to be 7 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 calculated pursuant to s. 202.28(2)(a). 2 (b) Any dealer who makes a sale for resale shall 3 document the exempt nature of the transaction, as established 4 by rules adopted by the department, by retaining a copy of the 5 purchaser's initial or annual resale certificate issued 6 pursuant to s. 202.17(6). In lieu of maintaining a copy of the 7 certificate, a dealer may document, prior to the time of sale, 8 an authorization number provided telephonically or 9 electronically by the department, or by such other means 10 established by rule of the department. The dealer may rely on 11 an initial or annual resale certificate issued pursuant to s. 12 202.17(6), valid at the time of receipt from the purchaser, 13 without seeking additional annual resale certificates from 14 such purchaser, if the dealer makes recurring sales to the 15 purchaser in the normal course of business on a continual 16 basis. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "recurring 17 sales to a purchaser in the normal course of business" means a 18 sale in which the dealer extends credit to the purchaser and 19 records the debt as an account receivable, or in which the 20 dealer sells to a purchaser who has an established cash 21 account, similar to an open credit account. For purposes of 22 this paragraph, purchases are made from a selling dealer on a 23 continual basis if the selling dealer makes, in the normal 24 course of business, sales to the purchaser no less frequently 25 than once in every 12-month period. A dealer may, through the 26 informal protest provided for in s. 213.21 and the rules of 27 the Department of Revenue, provide the department with 28 evidence of the exempt status of a sale. Exemption 29 certificates executed by entities that were exempt at the time 30 of sale, resale certificates provided by purchasers who were 31 active dealers at the time of sale, and verification by the 8 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 department of a purchaser's active dealer status at the time 2 of sale in lieu of a resale certificate shall be accepted by 3 the department when submitted during the protest period, but 4 may not be accepted in any proceeding under chapter 120 or any 5 circuit court action instituted under chapter 72. 6 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 7 202.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 8 202.19 Authorization to impose local communications 9 services tax.-- 10 (3)(a) The tax authorized under this section includes 11 and is in lieu of any fee or other consideration, including, 12 but not limited to, application fees, transfer fees, renewal 13 fees, or claims for related costs, to which the municipality 14 or county is otherwise entitled for granting permission to 15 dealers of communications services, including, but not limited 16 to, providers of cable television services, as authorized in 17 47 U.S.C. s. 542, to use or occupy its roads or rights-of-way 18 for the placement, construction, and maintenance of poles, 19 wires, and other fixtures used in the provision of 20 communications services. 21 Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 202.20, Florida 22 Statutes, is amended to read: 23 202.20 Local communications services tax conversion 24 rates.-- 25 (2)(a)1. With respect to any local taxing 26 jurisdiction, if, for the periods ending December 31, 2001; 27 March 31, 2002; June 30, 2002; or September 30, 2002, the 28 revenues received by that local government from the local 29 communications services tax imposed under subsection (1) are 30 less than the revenues received from the replaced revenue 31 sources for the corresponding 2000-2001 period; plus 9 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 reasonably anticipated growth in such revenues over the 2 preceding 1-year period, based on the average growth of such 3 revenues over the immediately preceding 5-year period; plus an 4 amount representing the revenues from the replaced revenue 5 sources for the 1-month period that the local taxing 6 jurisdiction was required to forego, the governing authority 7 may adjust the rate of the local communications services tax 8 upward to the extent necessary to generate the entire 9 shortfall in revenues within 1 year after the rate adjustment 10 and by an amount necessary to generate the expected amount of 11 revenue on an ongoing basis. 12 2. If complete data are not available at the time of 13 determining whether the revenues received by a local 14 government from the local communications services tax imposed 15 under subsection (1) are less than the revenues received from 16 the replaced revenue sources for the corresponding 2000-2001 17 period, as set forth in subparagraph 1., the local government 18 shall use the best data available for the corresponding 19 2000-2001 period in making such determination. 20 3. The adjustment permitted under subparagraph 1. may 21 be made by emergency ordinance or resolution and may be made 22 notwithstanding the maximum rate established under s. 23 202.19(2) and notwithstanding any schedules or timeframes or 24 any other limitations contained in this chapter. The authority 25 to make such adjustment may only be exercised in the event of 26 a reallocation of revenue away from the local government by 27 the Department of Revenue or a dealer. The emergency ordinance 28 or resolution shall specify an effective date for the adjusted 29 rate, which shall be no less than 60 days after the date of 30 adoption of the ordinance or resolution and shall be effective 31 with respect to taxable services included on bills that are 10 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 dated on the first day of a month subsequent to the expiration 2 of the 60-day period. At the end of 1 year following the 3 effective date of such adjusted rate, the local governing 4 authority shall, as soon as is consistent with s. 202.21, 5 reduce the rate by that portion of the emergency rate which 6 was necessary to recoup the amount of revenues not received 7 prior to the implementation of the emergency rate. 8 4. If, for the period October 1, 2001, through 9 September 30, 2002, the revenues received by a local 10 government from the local communications services tax 11 conversion rate established under subsection (1), adjusted 12 upward for the difference in rates between paragraphs (1)(a) 13 and (b) or any other rate adjustments or base changes, are 14 above the threshold of 10 percent more than the revenues 15 received from the replaced revenue sources for the 16 corresponding 2000-2001 period plus reasonably anticipated 17 growth in such revenues over the preceding 1-year period, 18 based on the average growth of such revenues over the 19 immediately preceding 5-year period, the governing authority 20 must adjust the rate of the local communications services tax 21 to the extent necessary to reduce revenues to the threshold by 22 emergency ordinance or resolution within the timeframes 23 established in subparagraph 3. The foregoing rate adjustment 24 requirement shall not apply to a local government that adopts 25 a local communications services tax rate by resolution or 26 ordinance. If complete data are not available at the time of 27 determining whether the revenues exceed the threshold, the 28 local government shall use the best data available for the 29 corresponding 2000-2001 period in making such determination. 30 This subparagraph shall not be construed as establishing a 31 right of action for any person to enforce this subparagraph or 11 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 challenge a local government's implementation of this 2 subparagraph. 3 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 4 "replaced revenue sources," as used in this section, means the 5 following taxes, charges, fees, or other impositions to the 6 extent that the respective local taxing jurisdictions were 7 authorized to impose them prior to July 1, 2000. 8 1. With respect to municipalities and charter counties 9 and the taxes authorized by s. 202.19(1): 10 a. The public service tax on telecommunications 11 authorized by former s. 166.231(9). 12 b. Franchise fees on cable service providers as 13 authorized by 47 U.S.C. s. 542. 14 c. The public service tax on prepaid calling 15 arrangements. 16 d. Franchise fees on dealers of communications 17 services which use the public roads or rights-of-way, up to 18 the limit set forth in s. 337.401. For purposes of calculating 19 rates under this section, it is the legislative intent that 20 charter counties be treated as having had the same authority 21 as municipalities to impose franchise fees on recurring local 22 telecommunication service revenues prior to July 1, 2000. 23 However, the Legislature recognizes that the authority of 24 charter counties to impose such fees is in dispute, and the 25 treatment provided in this section is not an expression of 26 legislative intent that charter counties actually do or do not 27 possess such authority. 28 e. Actual permit fees relating to placing or 29 maintaining facilities in or on public roads or rights-of-way, 30 collected from providers of long-distance, cable, and mobile 31 communications services for the fiscal year ending September 12 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 30, 1999; however, if a municipality or charter county elects 2 the option to charge permit fees pursuant to s. 3 337.401(3)(c)1.a., such fees shall not be included as a 4 replaced revenue source. 5 2. With respect to all other counties and the taxes 6 authorized in s. 202.19(1), franchise fees on cable service 7 providers as authorized by 47 U.S.C. s. 542. 8 Section 7. Effective July 1, 2007, paragraph (a) of 9 subsection (2) of section 202.20, Florida Statutes, is 10 repealed. 11 Section 8. Effective July 1, 2007, section 202.21, 12 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 202.21 Effective dates; procedures for informing 14 dealers of communications services of tax levies and rate 15 changes.--Any adoption, repeal, or change in the rate of a 16 local communications services tax imposed under s. 202.19 is 17 effective with respect to taxable services included on bills 18 that are dated on or after the January 1 subsequent to such 19 adoption, repeal, or change. A municipality or county 20 adopting, repealing, or changing the rate of such tax must 21 notify the department of the adoption, repeal, or change by 22 September 1 immediately preceding such January 1. Notification 23 must be furnished on a form prescribed by the department and 24 must specify the rate of tax; the effective date of the 25 adoption, repeal, or change thereof; and the name, mailing 26 address, and telephone number of a person designated by the 27 municipality or county to respond to inquiries concerning the 28 tax. The department shall provide notice of such adoption, 29 repeal, or change to all affected dealers of communications 30 services at least 90 days before the effective date of the 31 tax. Any local government that adjusts the rate of its local 13 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 communications services tax by emergency ordinance or 2 resolution pursuant to s. 202.20(2) shall notify the 3 department of the new tax rate immediately upon its adoption. 4 The department shall provide written notice of the adoption of 5 the new rate to all affected dealers within 30 days after 6 receiving such notice. In any notice to providers or 7 publication of local tax rates for purposes of this chapter, 8 the department shall express the rate for a municipality or 9 charter county as the sum of the tax rates levied within such 10 jurisdiction pursuant to s. 202.19(2)(a) and (5), and shall 11 express the rate for any other county as the sum of the tax 12 rates levied pursuant to s. 202.19(2)(b) and (5). The 13 department is not liable for any loss of or decrease in 14 revenue by reason of any error, omission, or untimely action 15 that results in the nonpayment of a tax imposed under s. 16 202.19. 17 Section 9. The amendments to section 202.19(3)(a), 18 Florida Statutes, contained in this act are remedial in nature 19 and intended to clarify the law in effect on October 1, 2001, 20 but will not grant any right to a refund of any fees or 21 charges paid prior to July 1, 2004, unless the payment was 22 made under written protest as to the authority of any local 23 government to impose such fees or costs on a dealer. 24 Section 10. Any rate changes authorized by the Florida 25 Public Service Commission's decision of December 24, 2003, in 26 Docket Nos. 030867-TL, 030868-TL, 030869-TL, and 030961-TI 27 granting petitions filed pursuant to section 364.164(1), 28 Florida Statutes, shall not take effect before May 10, 2005. 29 Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to defer or 30 otherwise interfere with the timely resolution of any pending 31 commission or court proceeding addressing commission decisions 14 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 issued pursuant to section 364.164(1), Florida Statutes. 2 Section 11. If any provision of this act or its 3 application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 4 invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of 5 the act which can be given effect without the invalid 6 provision or application, and to this end the provisions of 7 this act are severable. 8 Section 12. Except as otherwise expressly provided in 9 this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 10 11 12 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 13 And the title is amended as follows: 14 On page 1, lines 6-11, delete those lines 15 16 and insert: 17 the tax on communications services; providing 18 legislative findings with respect to the 19 provision of communications services by local 20 governments; providing definitions; creating 21 the Government-Owned Communications Study 22 Commission to review the provision of 23 communications services by local governments; 24 providing for membership; requiring the study 25 commission to be staffed by the Legislature; 26 requiring a report be submitted to the Governor 27 and the Legislature; requiring local 28 governments that provide cable service to 29 comply with specified provisions; requiring 30 local governments that provide 31 telecommunications service or advanced service 15 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 to comply with certain provisions; prohibiting 2 a local government from requiring the use of 3 its communications services; prohibiting local 4 governments from pledging bond revenues for 5 specified purposes until a date certain; 6 requiring local governments to apply certain 7 ordinances, rules, and policies without 8 discrimination; creating the Florida 9 Telecommunications Policy Strategy Task Force; 10 locating the task force within the Florida 11 Public Service Commission for administrative 12 purposes; providing for membership; authorizing 13 reimbursement to members for travel and per 14 diem expenses; specifying duties of the task 15 force; providing for meetings; requiring the 16 task force to provide a report to the Governor 17 and the Legislature; amending s. 202.16, F.S.; 18 providing requirements for dealers of taxable 19 communications services when making a sale for 20 resale which is exempt from taxation; providing 21 procedures for a dealer that makes recurring 22 sales in the normal course of business; 23 amending s. 202.19, F.S.; providing for the 24 local communications services tax to be in lieu 25 of certain fees and costs; amending s. 202.20, 26 F.S.; providing a limitation with respect to 27 the adjustment of the local communications 28 services tax; repealing s. 202.20(2)(a), F.S., 29 relating to conversion rates for such tax; 30 amending s. 202.21, F.S., relating to tax 31 levies and rate changes; conforming provisions 16 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2302 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 804654 1 to changes made by the act; specifying that 2 certain amendments made by the act are remedial 3 in nature and do not grant any right to a 4 refund of fees or charges paid before a 5 specified date; prohibiting certain rate 6 changes of the Florida Public Service 7 Commission from taking effect before a 8 specified date; providing for severability; 9 providing effective dates. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 17 12:10 PM 04/26/04 s2302c1c-26j01