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HF 1679

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 03/05/2007
1st Engrossment Posted on 03/20/2007

Current Version - 1st Engrossment

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A bill for an act
relating to utilities; regulating payment agreements for undercharges; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.098, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.098, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:


Subd. 4.

Undercharges.

new text begin (a) new text end A utility shall offer a payment agreement to customers
who have been undercharged if no culpable conduct by the customer or resident of
the customer's household caused the undercharge. The agreement must cover a period
equal to the time over which the undercharge occurred or a different time period that is
mutually agreeable to the customer and the utilitynew text begin , except that the duration of a payment
agreement offered by a utility to a customer whose household income is at or below 50
percent of state median household income must consider the financial circumstances of
the customer's household
new text end .

new text begin (b) new text end No interest or delinquency fee may be charged deleted text begin under thisdeleted text end new text begin as part of an
undercharge
new text end agreementnew text begin under this subdivisionnew text end .

new text begin (c) If a customer inquiry or complaint results in the utility's discovery of the
undercharge, the utility may bill for undercharges incurred after the date of the inquiry
or complaint only if the utility began investigating the inquiry or complaint within a
reasonable time after when it was made.
new text end