Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.
80.04.310 - Commission's control over expenditures.

RCW 80.04.310
Commission's control over expenditures.

The commission may, both as to original and supplementary budgets, prior to the making or contracting for the expenditure of any item therein, and after notice to the company and a hearing thereon, reject any item of the budget. The commission may require any company to furnish further information, data, or detail as to any proposed item of expenditure.
Failure of the commission to object to any item of expenditure within ninety days of the filing of any original budget or within thirty days of the filing of any supplementary budget shall constitute authority to the company to proceed with the making of or contracting for such expenditure, but such authority may be terminated any time by objection made thereto by the commission prior to the making of or contracting for such expenditure.
Examination, investigation, and determination of the budget by the commission shall not bar or estop it from later determining whether any of the expenditures made thereunder are fair, reasonable, and commensurate with the service, material, supplies, or equipment received.

[ 1987 c 38 § 1; 1961 c 14 § 80.04.310. Prior: 1959 c 248 § 12; prior: 1933 c 165 § 10, part; RRS § 10458-4, part.]

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Revised Code of Washington

Title 80 - Public Utilities

Chapter 80.04 - Regulations—General.

80.04.010 - Definitions.

80.04.015 - Conduct of business subject to regulation—Determination by commission.

80.04.020 - Procedure before commission and courts.

80.04.030 - Number of witnesses may be limited.

80.04.040 - Witness fees and mileage.

80.04.050 - Protection against self-incrimination.

80.04.060 - Depositions—Service of process.

80.04.070 - Inspection of books, papers, and documents.

80.04.075 - Manner of serving papers.

80.04.080 - Annual reports.

80.04.090 - Forms of records to be prescribed.

80.04.095 - Protection of records containing commercial information.

80.04.100 - Production of out-of-state books and records.

80.04.110 - Complaints—Hearings—Water systems not meeting board of health standards—Drinking water standards—Nonmunicipal water systems audits.

80.04.120 - Hearing—Order—Record.

80.04.130 - Suspension of tariff change—Mandatory measured telecommunications service—Washington telephone assistance program service—Effect of abandonment of electrical generation facility on which tax exemption for pollution control equipment is cl...

80.04.140 - Order requiring joint action.

80.04.150 - Remunerative rates cannot be changed without approval.

80.04.160 - Rules and regulations.

80.04.170 - Review of orders.

80.04.180 - Supersedeas—Water companies seeking supersedeas.

80.04.190 - Appellate review.

80.04.200 - Rehearing before commission.

80.04.210 - Commission may change orders.

80.04.220 - Reparations.

80.04.230 - Overcharges—Refund.

80.04.240 - Action in court on reparations and overcharges.

80.04.250 - Valuation of public service property—Authority of commission.

80.04.260 - Summary proceedings.

80.04.270 - Merchandise accounts to be kept separate.

80.04.280 - Purchase and sale of stock by employees.

80.04.290 - Sales of stock to employees and customers.

80.04.300 - Budgets to be filed by companies—Supplementary budgets.

80.04.310 - Commission's control over expenditures.

80.04.320 - Budget rules.

80.04.330 - Effect of unauthorized expenditure—Emergencies.

80.04.350 - Depreciation and retirement accounts.

80.04.360 - Earnings in excess of reasonable rate—Consideration in fixing rates.

80.04.380 - Penalties—Violations by public service companies.

80.04.385 - Penalties—Violations by officers, agents, and employees of public service companies.

80.04.387 - Penalties—Violations by other corporations.

80.04.390 - Penalties—Violations by persons.

80.04.400 - Actions to recover penalties—Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.

80.04.405 - Additional penalties—Violations by public service companies and officers, agents, and employees thereof.

80.04.410 - Orders and rules conclusive.

80.04.420 - Intervention by commission where order or rule is involved.

80.04.430 - Findings of commission prima facie correct.

80.04.440 - Companies liable for damages.

80.04.450 - Certified copies of orders, rules, etc.—Evidentiary effect.

80.04.460 - Investigation of accidents.

80.04.470 - Commission to enforce public service laws—Employees as peace officers.

80.04.480 - Rights of action not released—Penalties cumulative.

80.04.500 - Application to municipal utilities.

80.04.510 - Duties of attorney general.

80.04.520 - Approval of lease of utility facilities.

80.04.530 - Local exchange company that serves less than two percent of state's access lines—Regulatory exemptions—Reporting requirements.

80.04.550 - Thermal energy—Restrictions on authority of commission.

80.04.560 - Finding.

80.04.570 - Power purchase agreement for acquisition of coal transition power.

80.04.580 - Regulatory fee on wastewater companies regulated by the commission—Rule-making authority.