Commonwealth Utilities Corporation: Public Corporation

Commonwealth Utilities Corporation: Public Corporation. (a) There is in the Commonwealth government a Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC), a public corporation. (b) CUC is the successor to Commonwealth Utility Rate Commission for all legal purposes. (c) CUC shall have the following divisions: (1) Electrical power division; (2) Water services division; (3) Sewer division; (4) Compliance division. (d) If a service has been wholly or partially turned over to the private sector, CUC shall be reduced accordingly and CUC shall monitor the performance, rates, and contractual compliance of the private sector enterprise. Source: PL 4-47, § 1 (§ 8121); amended by PL 6-30, § 15; subsection (d) amended by PL 12-39, § 1(a); amended by EO No. 2006-04, § 4(8121); repealed and reenacted by PL 16-17 § 10(8121). Commission Comment: See the comment to 4 CMC § 8111. Further, the Commission deleted the reference to “telephone service” in subsection (d). See comment to 4 CMC § 8112. See the comment to 4 CMC § 8111 for more information about PL 16-17.