N.M. Admin. Code § 17.12.810.14

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

Section 17.12.810.14 - SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS BY DISTRICT

A. Except as provided in Subsection E of 17.12.810.13 NMAC, the district whose proposed rates are being protested shall file the following information and documents with the commission within thirty (30) days of the filing of the protest with the commission or, if a challenge to the protest petition is filed under 17.12.810.13 NMAC and denied, within thirty (30) days of the date the challenge is denied.

(1) Direct testimony and exhibits intended to be introduced into evidence in support of the proposed rates, including any rate filing package required by commission rule or order and including:

(a) a copy of the cumulative special district quarterly cash report filed with the department of finance and administration's local government division ("DFA") for the most recent fiscal year ending prior to the date the proposed rates are filed with the commission;

(b) an income statement and balance sheet for the most recent fiscal year ending prior to the date the proposed rates are filed with the commission, if not included in the report filed with DFA; and

(c) the budget upon which the district is basing its proposed rates.

(2) A concise statement supported by the direct testimony and exhibits identifying:

(a) whenever the district proposes to change the ratemaking treatment upon which the present rates are based, each proposed change, the reasons for the proposed change and the impact in dollars of the proposed change on the rates currently in effect;

(b) the compound annual growth rate of each account of plant and expenditures since the test period used in the district's last rate filing, and, briefly, the reasons for the growth; and

(c) any extraordinary event or circumstance, known or projected, which materially alters the district's operating or financial condition from the condition existing during the district's test period in its last rate filing.

B. The district's testimony and exhibits shall conform to the requirements of NMPSC Rule 110 [now 17.1.2 NMAC].

C. The district shall provide the commission with an original plus ten (10) copies of all documents filed in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A unless the commission or presiding officer directs otherwise.

N.M. Admin. Code § 17.12.810.14

6/30/88; 17.12.810.14 NMAC - Rn, NMPSC Rule 810.9, 7-31-07