2005 Idaho Code - 61-1008 — EXPENDITURE -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FUND -- CREATION -- APPROPRIATION -- DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS

                                  TITLE  61
                          PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION
                                  CHAPTER 10
                            SPECIAL REGULATORY FEE
    61-1008.  EXPENDITURE -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FUND -- CREATION --
APPROPRIATION -- DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS. (1) At each regular session, the
legislature shall determine the amount of money that may be expended by the
public utilities commission during the next ensuing fiscal year.
    (2)  The state treasurer shall be custodian of the "public utilities
commission fund," into which shall be paid and deposited all funds accruing or
received under any and all provisions of this chapter, and all fees, licenses,
charges, assessments, fines and penalties, now or hereafter payable to,
collected or recovered by the commission under any other law of this state,
and all funds otherwise appropriated or made available to said fund. All
moneys from whatever source accruing to and received into said fund are hereby
appropriated, within the limits of funds determined therefor by the
legislature, for the payment of the administrative and maintenance expenses of
the commission, including salaries and wages of the commissioners and
employees, travel, supplies, equipment, fixed charges, refunds of fees and all
other necessary expenses of the commission, not otherwise provided for. Moneys
shall be paid out of the public utilities commission fund by the state
treasurer only upon claim vouchers prepared and  approved by the commission,
certified by the president of the commission to the state controller who,
after review as provided by law, shall draw his warrant against the public
utilities commission fund for all such claims.
    (3)  Any moneys remaining in the public utilities commission fund at the
end of any fiscal year, shall be retained in said fund for the use of the
commission for the purposes specified in this chapter. Remaining funds shall
be credited ratably by the commission to the respective railroad corporations
and other public utilities according to the respective portions of such fees
determined hereunder to be assessable against each such railroad corporation
and other public utility, respectively, for the ensuing fiscal year. The
respective fee assessed against each railroad corporation and public utility
for such ensuing fiscal year shall be correspondingly reduced; provided that,
only moneys paid under the provisions of this chapter by railroad corporations
and other public utilities shall be considered in determining the surplus to
be so credited by the commission.