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Alaska Statutes.

Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers

Chapter 6. Pipeline Act

Section 286. Pipeline Carrier Regulatory Cost Charge.

AS 42.06.286. Pipeline Carrier Regulatory Cost Charge.

(a) A pipeline carrier operating in the state shall pay to the commission an annual regulatory cost charge in an amount not to exceed the sum of the following percentages of gross revenue derived from operations in the state: (1) not more than .7 percent to fund the operations of the commission, and (2) not more than .17 percent to fund operations of the public advocacy function under AS 42.04.070 (c) and AS 44.23.020(e) within the Department of Law. A regulatory cost charge may not be assessed on pipeline carrier operations unless the operations are within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(b) The commission shall by regulation establish a method to determine annually the amount of the regulatory cost charge. If the amount the commission expects to collect under (a) of this section and under AS 42.05.254(a) exceeds the authorized budgets of the commission and the Department of Law public advocacy function under AS 42.04.070 (c) and AS 44.23.020(e), the commission shall, by order, reduce the percentage determined under (e) of this section so that the total amount of the fees collected approximately equals the authorized budgets of the commission and the Department of Law public advocacy function under AS 42.04.070(c) and AS 44.23.020 (e) for the fiscal year.

(c) The commission shall administer the charge imposed under this section. The Department of Revenue shall collect and enforce the charge imposed under this section. The Department of Administration shall identify the amount of the operating budgets of the commission and the Department of Law public advocacy function under AS 42.04.070 (c) and AS 44.23.020(e) that lapse into the general fund each year. The legislature may appropriate an amount equal to the lapsed amount to the commission and to the Department of Law public advocacy function under AS 42.04.070 (c) and AS 44.23.020 (e) for operating costs for the next fiscal year. If the legislature does so, the commission shall reduce the total regulatory cost charge collected for that fiscal year by a comparable amount.

(d) The commission may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary to administer this section, including requirements and procedures for reporting information and making quarterly payments. The Department of Revenue may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) for investigating the accuracy of filed information, and for collecting required payments.

(e) The commission shall by regulation establish a method to determine annually the maximum percentage of gross revenue that will apply to each regulated public utility sector and the maximum percentage of gross revenue that will apply to the regulated pipeline carrier sector in accordance with AS 42.05.254 (h).

(f) In this section, "gross revenue" means the total intrastate operating revenue as shown in a pipeline carrier's annual report required by the commission by regulation.

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