B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A U T I L I T IE S C O M M I S S I O N O R D ER a N U M B ER G-57-96 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 CANADA FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, S.B.C. 1980, c. 60, as amended and Recovery of Commission Costs BEFORE: M.K. Jaccard, Chairperson; and ) L.R. Barr, Deputy Chairperson ) JuneÊÊ7, 1996 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. SectionÊ140 of the Utilities Commission Act ("the Act") authorizes the British Columbia Utilities Commission ("the Commission") to recover its expenses arising in each fiscal year commencing AprilÊ1, out of the administration of the Act and to fix and collect levies from public utilities and other persons; and B. The recovery of expenses is based on the Commission's approved 1996/97 budget and is net of 1995/96 over-recoveries; and C. The levy will be based on a charge against each utility's total gross energy equivalent sales for the calendar year ending DecemberÊ31, 1995 and will be billed by the Commission on a quarterly basis; and D. The Commission may adjust the fourth quarter fiscal year billing to utilities to reflect, amongst other matters, additional revenue received or, expenses incurred, during the fiscal year ending MarchÊ31, 1997. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. A levy, at the rate of $0.00576106ÊperÊGJ equivalent of energy sold for the calendar year 1995, shall be paid by and collected from the public utilities (listed below), for the recovery of Commission expenses in the fiscal year commencing AprilÊ1,Ê1996. 2. The following public utilities shall be billed and shall pay to the Commission the levy fixed for the fiscal year commencing AprilÊ1, 1996 by quarterly installments: Electric Utilities British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Princeton Light and Power Company, Limited West Kootenay Power Ltd. The Corporation of the City of Nelson Hemlock Valley Electrical Services Limited Yoho Power Ltd. Yukon Electric Company Limited .../2
2 Gas Utilities BC Gas Utility Ltd. Centra Gas British Columbia Inc. Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd. Squamish Gas Co. Ltd. Steam Heat Utility Central Heat Distribution Limited DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, thisÊÊÊÊ ÊÊÊÊ11thÊÊÊÊÊÊÊday of June, 1996. Orders/CommCostsFiscal'96/97B R I T IS H C O L U M B I A U T I L I T IE S C O M M IS S I ON O R D E R N U M B E R G-57-96 BY ORDER Original signed by: Dr.ÊMark K. Jaccard Chairperson
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