On or before April 15th of each year the commission shall determine the proportionate assessment that all railroad corporations, and all other public utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the commission, shall bear to the amount which will be required to defray the expense of the commission for supervision and regulation of such railroad corporations and other public utilities during the ensuing fiscal year; such determination shall be based upon a consideration of the time and expense devoted to the supervision and regulation of each such class of railroad corporations and other public utilities during the preceding calendar year, including salaries and wages of the commissioners and employees and all other necessary and lawful expenditures of the commission. Thereupon the commission shall apportion the assessment thus determined to be required of all railroad corporations and all other public utilities, to each such class thereof, respectively, in proportion to their respective gross operating revenues derived from intrastate utility business in Idaho for the preceding calendar year, except that the maximum fee payable shall not exceed:
(1)  In the case of railroad corporations, one percent (1%) of the gross operating revenues derived from the intrastate utility business of each railroad corporation; and
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 61-1004

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2)  In the case of all other public utilities except pipeline corporations, three-tenths (3/10) of one percent (1%) of the gross operating revenues derived from the intrastate utility business of each such public utility.
(3)  In the case of pipeline corporations, the fee payable shall be calculated to recover the commission’s time and expense devoted to the safety supervision and regulation of each pipeline corporation.
(4)  In no case shall the fee be less than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(5)  The commission shall make such assessment of the fees so determined by orders duly made and entered on its minutes.