OAR 860-036-1050: Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Water Utility

(1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, each calendar year all water utilities under some form of Commission regulation must: (a) Pay an annual revenue fee to the Commission as authorized in ORS 756.310; and (b) Provide all information required in the Commission’s approved annual fee statement form available on the Commission’s website at www.puc.state.or.us/Pages/water/index.aspx. (2) A fee payment may be made by cash, money order, bank draft, sight draft, cashier’s check, certified check, or personal check. A payment made by check will be conditionally accepted until the check is cleared by the bank on which it is drawn. (3) In addition to the annual fee payable under section (1) of this rule, the Commission may impose the additional fees and penalties as authorized by ORS 756.350 and OAR 860-001-0050. (4) For any year in which a water utility's statement form was due, the Commission may audit the utility as the Commission deems necessary and practicable. The audit must begin no later than three years after the statement form's due date. If the Commission determines that the utility has underreported its subject revenues, the Commission may assess an additional annual fee, along with a penalty for failure to pay under ORS 756.350. If the Commission determines that the utility has overpaid its annual fee, the Commission may, at its discretion, recompense the utility with a refund or a credit against annual charges subsequently due.