(1) The commission may require such regular or emergency reports, including, but not limited to, financial reports, as the commission deems necessary to fulfill its obligations under the law.
(2) The commission may perform management and operation audits of any regulated company. The commission may consider the results of such audits in establishing rates; however, the company shall not be denied due process as a result of the use of any such management or operation audit.
(3) As used in this section, “management and operation audit” means an appraisal, by a public accountant or other professional person, of management performance, including a testing of adherence to governing policy and profit capability; adequacy of operating controls and operating procedures; and relations with employees, customers, the trade, and the public generally.
History.—ss. 3, 6, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 6, ch. 87-50; s. 7, ch. 2006-214.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities
Chapter 350 - Florida Public Service Commission
350.011 - Florida Public Service Commission; Jurisdiction; Powers and Duties.
350.03 - Power of Governor to Remove and to Fill Vacancies.
350.031 - Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council.
350.04 - Qualifications of Commissioners.
350.041 - Commissioners; Standards of Conduct.
350.042 - Ex Parte Communications.
350.043 - Enforcement and Interpretation.
350.06 - Place of Meeting; Expenditures; Employment of Personnel; Records Availability and Fees.
350.0603 - Rulemaking Authority and Procedures for Purchases.
350.0605 - Former Commissioners and Employees; Representation of Clients Before Commission.
350.0611 - Public Counsel; Duties and Powers.
350.0612 - Public Counsel; Location.
350.0613 - Public Counsel; Employees; Receipt of Pleadings.
350.0614 - Public Counsel; Compensation and Expenses.
350.111 - “Regulated Company” Defined.
350.113 - Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund; Moneys to Be Deposited Therein.
350.115 - Uniform Systems and Classifications of Accounts.
350.121 - Commission Inquiries; Confidentiality of Business Material.
350.123 - Oaths; Depositions; Protective Orders.
350.124 - Compelled Testimony.
350.125 - Administrative Law Judges.
350.127 - Penalties; Rules; Execution of Contracts.
350.81 - Communications Services Offered by Governmental Entities.