Bill > HB2370

This bill modifies the annual fee structure for public utilities and telecommunications providers regulated by the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Oregon. Specifically, the bill increases the maximum fee that public utilities can be charged from 45 hundredths of one percent to 55 hundredths of one percent of their gross operating revenues from the preceding calendar year. The fees are used to cover the PUC's operational costs of regulating utilities. For telecommunications providers, the existing fee cap of thirty-five hundredths of one percent remains unchanged, with a minimum fee of $100. Telecommunications providers are required to collect this fee by apportioning it across their retail customers' bills and must file a rate schedule reducing rates by the amount of the separately charged fee. The bill declares an emergency, which means it will take effect immediately upon the Governor's signature, and the new fee structure will apply to fees imposed by the PUC on or after the effective date of the 2025 Act.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2370