Nevada Revised Statutes 704.9901 – Collection of taxes, fees and assessments from customers: Duties of providers; billing requirements; disciplinary action for failure to comply
1. Each provider of discretionary natural gas service shall:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 704.9901
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) Collect from each customer who is purchasing natural gas from the provider of discretionary natural gas service any tax, fee or assessment that would be due a governmental entity had the customer continued to purchase natural gas from a public utility that was regulated fully by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.001 to 704.960, inclusive; and
(b) Remit any tax, fee or assessment collected pursuant to paragraph (a) to the applicable governmental entity.
2. Each person who is responsible for billing a customer who is purchasing natural gas from a provider of discretionary natural gas service shall ensure that the amount which the customer must pay pursuant to this section is set forth as a separate item or entry on each bill submitted to the customer.
3. Upon petition by a governmental entity to which a tax, fee or assessment must be remitted pursuant to this section, the Commission may limit, suspend or revoke any license or other authority conferred by the Commission upon a provider of discretionary natural gas service if the Commission, after providing an appropriate notice and hearing, determines that the provider of discretionary natural gas service has failed to pay the tax, fee or assessment.