2006 Utah Code - 54-10-2 — Committee of Consumer Services created -- Members -- Terms -- Qualifications -- Appointment -- Organization.

     54-10-2.   Committee of Consumer Services created -- Members -- Terms -- Qualifications -- Appointment -- Organization.
     (1) (a) There is created within the Division of Public Utilities of the Department of Commerce a Committee of Consumer Services.
     (b) All members shall maintain their principal place of abode within Utah.
     (2) (a) The six members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate.
     (b) Except as required by Subsection (2)(c), as terms of current committee members expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
     (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2)(b), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.
     (d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
     (3) Members shall represent the following geographic and consumer interests:
     (a) one member shall be from Salt Lake City, Provo, or Ogden;
     (b) one member shall be from a city other than Salt Lake City, Provo, or Ogden;
     (c) one member shall be from an unincorporated area of the state;
     (d) one member shall be a low-income resident;
     (e) one member shall be a retired person;
     (f) one member shall be a small commercial consumer;
     (g) one member shall be a farmer or rancher who uses electric power to pump water in his farming or ranching operation; and
     (h) one member shall be a residential consumer.
     (4) (a) No more than three members of the committee shall be from the same political party.
     (b) The governor shall designate one member as chair of the committee.

Amended by Chapter 176, 2002 General Session