Title 17 — Title 17 — Corporation Commission

distributors. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all retail electric service distributors shall, within the boundaries of a municipal corporation, on or after the effective date of full implementation of retail consumer choice, on a nondiscriminatory basis, collect and r…

As used in this act: 1. "Acquiring party" means a person and all affiliates thereof by whom or on whose behalf a merger or other acquisition of control referred to in Section 191.2 of this title is to be effected; 2. "Affiliate" means a person who directly, or indirectly through …

Whenever it shall appear to the Corporation Commission, the Attorney General or a domestic public utility which reasonably believes itself to be the object of a tender offer or attempt to obtain control as described in Section 2 of this act, that any person is engaged or about to…

A. Any person who willfully and knowingly does or causes to be done any act, matter or thing prohibited or declared to be unlawful by this act, or who willfully and knowingly omits or fails to do any act, matter or thing required by this act to be done, or willfully and knowingly…

Any party adversely affected by any action of the Corporation Commission under the provisions of this act may appeal to the Supreme Court in the manner now provided in Article IX, Section 20 of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma. All cases appealed to the Supreme Court fro…

Constitution. If this act, Section 191.1 et seq. of this title, or any provision hereof is, or may be deemed to be, in conflict or inconsistent with any of the provisions of Section 18 through Section 34, inclusive, of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, then…

domestic public utilities. No person, other than the issuer of the securities of the domestic public utility or an affiliate of such an issuer, shall make a tender offer for, request or invite tenders of, or enter into any agreement to exchange, seek to acquire, or acquire, in th…

or affirmation - Contents - Amendments. A. The statement to be filed with the Corporation Commission as required by Section 191.2 of this title shall be made under oath or affirmation and shall contain the following information: 1. The name and address of each acquiring party and…

If any offer, request, invitation, merger or acquisition referred to in Section 2 of this act is proposed to be made by means of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. Sections 77a through 77aa, as amended, including rules and regulations promulgated…

merger - Hearing. A. The Corporation Commission shall approve any merger or other acquisition of control referred to in Section 191.2 of this title upon such terms and conditions as it deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest unless, after a public hearing thereon, i…

Notice, in a form to be specified by the Corporation Commission, of the public hearing to be held pursuant to Section 5 of this act shall be mailed, or shall be given in such other manner as may be determined by the Commission, by the domestic public utility to its customers with…

for approval of acquisition, control or merger with Commission - Factors for approval or disapproval - Review - Exemption from certain provisions of act. If the acquiring party is a domestic public utility, and the domestic public utility, control of which is sought to be acquire…

The courts of this state are hereby vested with jurisdiction over every person not resident, domiciled or authorized to do business in this state who files or is required to file a statement with the Corporation Commission as required by Section 2 of this act, and over all action…

conducting analysis or investigation. The Corporation Commission shall have power to perform any and all acts, and to prescribe, issue, make, amend and rescind such orders, rules, and regulations as it may find necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this act. The…

prosecution - Notice. In case of failure of any corporation, person or firm to obey or comply with any order or requirement of the Corporation Commission, the Commission may punish such corporation, person or firm, as for contempt. Such contempt proceedings may be instituted by a…

It is the intent of the Legislature that competition be allowed in all areas of radio common carrier communications. Added by Laws 1987, c. 16, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1987. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 331, § 5, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996.

The term "radio common carrier" shall include every person, firm, corporation or other legal entity operating or managing a radio system engaged in the business of furnishing for public use one-way or two-way radio communications and cellular telephone service and paging service.…

Every radio common carrier shall be authorized, without proving public convenience and necessity, to enter into such business in the State of Oklahoma to the extent that the authority to do so has been granted by the Federal Communications Commission. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 16,…

The Corporation Commission is authorized to adopt all reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to implement any powers and duties of the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this act. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 16, § 4, emerg. eff. April 13, 1987.

intent. It is the intention of the Legislature that Sections 1 through 4 of this act are amendments to, and alterations of Sections 18 through 34, inclusive, of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, as authorized by Section 35, Article IX of said Constitution. …

As used in this act: 1. "Affiliated person, subsidiary, firm or corporation" means any person, subsidiary, firm or corporation which: a. controls or is controlled by a public utility, b. is controlled by an entity that also controls the utility, or c. the utility or an entity con…

adjustment clauses - Rules for making determination. A. No fuel adjustment clause of any kind shall hereafter be authorized by the Corporation Commission if such clause operates automatically to permit charges, assessments or amendments to existing rate schedules to be made which…

Whenever the Commission approves a fuel adjustment clause pursuant to this act, the clause shall apply to all similar public utilities affected by such increased costs. In addition, the Commission shall continually monitor and oversee the application of the fuel adjustment clause…

A. No proposed monthly fuel adjustment, purchased power adjustment or purchased gas adjustment shall become effective until after the Corporation Commission has had an opportunity to determine that the adjustment is calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the ap…

Each public utility subject to a fuel adjustment clause shall separately disclose in its customer bills the per unit cost of its fuel, purchased power or purchased gas adjustment. Upon request by any individual consumer, such utility shall also disclose for the month for which th…

Any fuel adjustment clause approved and in effect for any public utility immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall remain in effect in its present form and method of operation until procedures conforming to the requirements of this act have been approved, establis…

cooperatives. The provisions of Sections 2 through 6 of this act shall not be construed to apply to electric cooperatives. Laws 1977, c. 252, § 7, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977.

adjustment clauses. Electric generation cooperatives which determine to utilize a fuel adjustment clause shall report such fuel adjustment clause to the Commission. The Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules requiring each such cooperative to file monthly with the Commissio…

A. No purchased power adjustment clause of any kind shall apply nor be used in computing bills for retail electric service which has not been first approved by the Commission. B. If the Commission finds that the changed price of purchased wholesale power required for distribution…

Whenever the Commission approves a purchased power adjustment clause pursuant to Section 258 of this title, the clause shall apply to all similar distribution cooperatives affected by such increased costs. In addition, the Commission shall continually monitor and oversee the appl…

Each electric distribution cooperative applying a purchased power adjustment charge in its bills shall separately disclose the per unit rate of the purchased power adjustment charge. Upon request by any individual consumer, such cooperative shall also disclose for the month for w…

Any purchased power adjustment clause approved and in effect for any electric distribution cooperative immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall remain in effect in its present form and method of operation until procedures conforming to the requirements of this ac…

Nothing in this act shall prevent similarly situated electric distribution cooperatives from making, or the Commission from accepting, filings and applications as shall be required simultaneously and through a common representative. Laws 1977, c. 252, § 13, emerg. eff. June 15, 1…

A. In order to assure that the rates charged to their customers by public utilities and electric distribution cooperatives which utilize fuel adjustment clauses or purchased power adjustment clauses are just and reasonable, the Commission shall periodically conduct detailed rate …

Article headings contained in this act shall not be deemed to govern, limit or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section therein. Laws 1977, c. 252, § 15, emerg. eff. June 15, 1977.

Corporation Commission - Applications for determinations - Fees. In order to implement the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-621), the Corporation Commission is hereby authorized to process applications for determinations as provided for in the rules and regulations i…

Appellate jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court of this state to review the procedures employed by the Commission to carry out the provisions of this act and the Federal Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, in the same manner and time as appeals are allowed by law fr…

A. In a public utility proceeding subject to subsection B of Section 152 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes, responses to any document request, data request or interrogatory shall be due within ten (10) business days from the date of receipt, unless an objection is filed or the…

A. In any contested public utility rate proceeding, the Corporation Commission shall at the request of any of the parties, order a settlement conference among the parties, to be held at a time and place to be fixed by the Commission. Provided, however, that the Commission may ter…

The Public Utility Division Director shall designate personnel with at least five (5) years' experience in public utility ratemaking, and with managerial responsibility for and knowledge of the issues raised in the audit, to conduct an exit conference on behalf of the Public Util…

measurable changes. In its review and examination of an application by a utility to change its rates and charges pursuant to Sections 137, 152 or 158.27 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in any order resulting therefrom, the Corporation Commission shall give effect to kno…

For purposes of communicating information to a customer, including delinquent and termination notices, the Corporation Commission shall allow a utility to use either written or oral communications by the utility to the customer. Oral communications may be over the telephone or in…

recoverable – Applications for capital expenditures, facilities. A. 1. The portion of costs incurred by an electric utility, which is subject to rate regulation by the Corporation Commission, for transmission upgrades approved by a regional transmission organization to which the …

and return associated with qualifying electric plants — Review of regulatory asset balances. A. 1. On and after the effective date of this act, a public utility shall defer to a regulatory asset ninety percent (90%) of all depreciation expenses and return associated with all qual…

capacity. A. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest to promote the development of a robust transmission grid to facilitate delivery of renewable energy and improve reliability of the electric transmission system. It is further in the public interest, in cooper…

As used in this act: 1. "Commission" means the Corporation Commission; 2. "Incumbent electric transmission owner" means any Oklahoma electric public utility, as recognized by the Commission, or its affiliates, or subsidiaries or any electric cooperative, any municipal power agenc…

A. An incumbent electric transmission owner has the right to construct, own and maintain a local electric transmission facility that has been approved for construction in a Southwest Power Pool transmission plan and will interconnect to facilities owned by that incumbent electric…

A. If the Southwest Power Pool has approved a local electric transmission facility in a Southwest Power Pool transmission plan and has formally directed the incumbent electric transmission owner or owners, if there is more than one owner, to construct, own and maintain the local …

report. A. The Corporation Commission shall coordinate with the regional transmission organization known as the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) to develop and provide a reporting of the regulatory and statutory frameworks addressing the rule of the SPP as it pertains to this state. Th…

If the defendant shall fail to appear or file answer on the day mentioned in the citation, such failure to appear or file answer shall be deemed an admission of the truth of each and every material allegation in such affidavit, or information, and the Commission may render judgme…