2001 Minnesota Statutes

     216B.23 Lawful rate; reasonable service.  

    Subdivision 1.    Determination as to rate; order.  
 Whenever upon an investigation made under the provisions of Laws 
 1974, chapter 429, the commission shall find rates, tolls, 
 charges, schedules or joint rates to be unjust, unreasonable, 
 insufficient or unjustly discriminatory or preferential or 
 otherwise unreasonable or unlawful, the commission shall 
 determine and by order fix reasonable rates, tolls, charges, 
 schedules or joint rates to be imposed, observed and followed in 
 the future in lieu of those found to be unreasonable or unlawful.

    Subd. 2.    Finding as to service; order.  Whenever the 
 commission shall find any regulations, measurements, practices, 
 acts or service to be unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, 
 preferential, unjustly discriminatory or otherwise unreasonable 
 or unlawful, or shall find that any service which can be 
 reasonably demanded cannot be obtained, the commission shall 
 determine and by order fix reasonable measurements, regulations, 
 acts, practices or service to be furnished, imposed, observed 
 and followed in the future in lieu of those found to be 
 unreasonable, inadequate or otherwise unlawful, and shall make 
 any other order respecting the measurement, regulation, act, 
 practice or service as shall be just and reasonable.  

    Subd. 3.    Copy of order served; notice.  A copy of the 
 order shall be served upon the person against whom it runs or 
 the person's attorney, and notice thereof shall be given to the 
 other parties to the proceedings or their attorneys.  

    HIST: 1974 c 429 s 23; 1986 c 444