Ind. House passed bill (HB-1181) to give Ind. Utility Regulatory ...
Ind. House passed bill (HB-1181) to give Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) power to directly fine utilities for violating IURC regulations. Impetus for bill grew out of Ameritech’s service quality crisis of 2000. Bill passed House with amendment allowing…
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IURC to levy fines equal to lesser of 3% of an offending utility’s revenues or $2.5 million monthly. Bill originally had set fining cap at 15% of revenue. Utilities have vowed to lobby Senate heavily to further weaken or kill measure, saying they'll face punishment because of Ameritech’s problems. Under current law, IURC must file state court lawsuit through county prosecutor for utility fines.