Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 114 – Charges and fees; costs and expenses of proceedings
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(a) The Commission may impose charges and fees for filing and for other services rendered by it in accordance with the following schedule of fees:
| SCHEDULE OF FEES | ||
| 1. | For filing the annual financial statement of any public utility____ | $25 |
| 2. | Certificates of public convenience and necessity: | |
| (a) For filing each original application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (except for telecommunications local exchange service or application for approval of a transfer of such certificate) | 750 | |
| (b) For filing each extension to a certificate of public convenience and necessity (except for telecommunications local exchange service) | 300 | |
| (c) For filing each application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (for original or for extension) to provide telecommunications local exchange service or application for approval of a transfer of such certificate | 3000 | |
| 3. | For filing each application for approval or authority to discontinue or abandon all or any part of any public utility operation or service | 150 |
| 4. | (a) For each filing of rate or tariff schedules, or any amendment thereto or notice of changes therein | 50 |
| (b) For each filing of petition or application to increase rates | 100 | |
| 5. | For filing each petition or application under § 215(a)(1) of this title | 100 |
| 6. | For filing each petition or application under § 215(a)(2) of this title in accordance with the following schedule based upon the aggregate amount of the stocks (by par value or by stated value if no par), notes, bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness. The fee so established is to be used to evaluate such petition or application in lieu of any other assessment | |
| AGGREGATE AMOUNT | ||
| ?Under $1,000,001 | 150 | |
| ?$1,000,001 – $10,000,000 | 250 | |
| ?$10,000,001 and above | 350 | |
| 7. | For preparing and certifying to the Superior Court any record in appeal | 400 |
| 8. | For certifying a copy of each paper, order, record, transcript or any other official document other than to the Superior Court | 10 |
| 9. | Upon request therefor by either a consumer or a utility for testing each water meter having an outlet not exceeding 1 inch | 10 |
| 10. | Upon request therefor by either a consumer or a utility for testing each water meter having an outlet of more than 1 inch but not exceeding 2 inches | 15 |
| 11. | Upon request therefor by either a consumer or a utility for testing each electric meter | 10 |
| 12. | The charge or fee for any services rendered by the Commission in filing papers, documents, records or other items not expressly provided for in this subsection shall be a reasonable charge or fee in relation to the service rendered, not to exceed the highest fee or charge permitted on this schedule of fees fixed by the Commission from time to time. |
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 114
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 102
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Public utility: includes every individual, partnership, association, corporation, joint stock company, agency or department of the State or any association of individuals engaged in the prosecution in common of a productive enterprise (commonly called a "cooperative"), their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, that now operates or hereafter may operate for public use within this State, (however, electric cooperatives shall not be permitted directly or through an affiliate to engage in the production, sale or distribution of propane gas or heating oil), any natural gas, electric (excluding electric suppliers as defined in § 1001 of this title), electric transmission by other than a public utility over which the Commission has no supervisory or regulatory jurisdiction pursuant to § 202(a) or (g) of this title, water, wastewater (which shall include sanitary sewer charge), telecommunications (excluding telephone services provided by cellular technology or by domestic public land mobile radio service) service, system, plant or equipment. See Delaware Code Title 26 Sec. 102
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.