Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-269-19

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Utilities Commission

Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry

BEFORE:

D. M. Morton, Panel Chair

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

A. K. Fung, QC, Commissioner

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

on November 1, 2019

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On March 11, 2019, by Order in Council (OIC) No. 108, made pursuant to section 5(1) of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), the Lieutenant Governor in Council directed the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to advise the Lieutenant Governor in Council respecting the regulation of Indigenous utilities in accordance with the terms of reference set out in section 3 of OIC No. 108 (Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry);

B.      Section 3 of OIC No. 108 also provides that the BCUC must submit reports to the minister responsible for the Hydro and Power Authority Act, as follows:

1.       An interim report describing the BCUC's progress to date and the BCUC’s preliminary findings must be submitted no later than December 31, 2019; and

2.       A final report describing the results of consultations undertaken by the BCUC and the BCUC's findings and recommendations must be submitted no later than January 31, 2020;

C.      By Order G-62-19 dated March 19, 2019, the BCUC established the Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry;  

D.      By Order G-240-19 dated October 7, 2019, the BCUC issued a regulatory timetable for the Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry;

E.        By OIC No. 559 dated October 31, 2019, the Lieutenant Governor in Council amended section 3 of OIC No. 108 for the Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry by striking out “January 31, 2020” and substituting “April 30, 2020”; and

F.       As a result, the BCUC considers that an amendment to the regulatory timetable for the Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC amends the regulatory timetable established by Order G-214-19. The amended regulatory timetable is attached as Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this             1st              day of November 2019.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

D. M. Morton

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Utilities Commission

Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry