N.M. Admin. Code § 17.12.810.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 17.12.810.10 - NOTICE TO TAXPAYER-ELECTORS PRIOR TO FILING OF PROPOSED RATES

A. On or before the date a district files its proposed rates with the commission the district shall notify in writing its taxpayer-electors of the proposed rates. The notice may be mailed to the taxpayer-electors with their billings or independently.

B. The notice to taxpayer-electors shall include the following information:

(1) the amount of the increase requested in both dollar amounts and percentage increase;

(2) the customer classifications to which the new rates apply;

(3) the present rates, the proposed rates, the percentage difference between the present and proposed rates for each customer class, the number of customers in each class to which the proposed rates would apply, and, for residential customers, the present rates, the proposed rates and the percentage difference between the present bill and the anticipated bill for each of the following levels of consumption--0 gallons, 2,000 gallons, 3,000 gallons, 4,000 gallons, 5,000 gallons, 6,000 gallons, 7,000 gallons, 8,000 gallons, 9,000 gallons, 10,000 gallons, 15,000 gallons, 20,000 gallons, 25,000 gallons, and 30,000 gallons, and the highest level of consumption of any residential ratepayer using in excess of 30,000 gallons in any billing period in the twelve (12) months prior to preparation of this notice by the utility;

(4) the date on which the district is filing the schedule proposing the new rates;

(5) a statement that the new rates will be subject to review and approval by the New Mexico public regulation commission only if a protest is filed with the commission by twenty-five (25) of the district's taxpayer-electors or five percent (5%) of the district's taxpayer-electors, whichever is less, no later than thirty (30) days after the district has filed with the commission the schedule proposing the new rates, together with a statement of the total number of taxpayer-electors in the district and the number of those required to meet the requirements for a valid protest and a statement in all capital letters that if a hearing is held by the public regulation commission any costs incurred by the district may be included in the district's future rates, following the district's next rate case;

(6) a statement that procedures for protesting proposed rates are set forth in 17.12.810 NMAC, a copy of which can be obtained upon request from or inspected at the main office of the district or the offices of the commission in Santa Fe, and that forms for protests are available from either the district or the commission, and indicating the telephone numbers and addresses of both the district and the commission;

(7) a statement that any interested person may examine the rate filings, together with any exhibits and related papers that may be filed, at the main office of the district or at the offices of the commission in Santa Fe; and

(8) a statement that further information may be obtained by contacting either the district or the commission.

C. The district shall submit a copy of the form of notice to the commission for approval at least fifteen (15) days prior to giving notice to the taxpayer-electors pursuant to Subsection A above. If the commission does not disapprove the form of notice within five (5) working days of submission of the notice the form will be deemed approved.

D. Failure to comply with this section shall be deemed grounds for rejection of the filing under 17.12.810.9 NMAC proposing new rates.

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.12.810.10

6/30/88; 10/21/91; 17.12.810.10 NMAC - Rn, NMPSC Rule 810.5 & A, 7-31-07