PUC Annual ReportâFiscal Year 2004-05 - Public Utilities Commission

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Public Utilities Commission Annual Report 2004-05State of Hawaii Page 48Total InquiriesFiscal Year 2004-05Utilities:Telecommunications 419Electric 73Gas 3Water/Sewer 33Transportation Carriers:Property Motor Carrier 784Passenger Motor Carrier 806General Motor Carrier 47Water Carrier 26One Call Center 1General Regulated & Unregulated 110Total Inquiries 2,302VIII. FISCAL INFORMATION.The Public Utilities Commission Special Fund (“Special Fund”) is used to cover theoperating expenses of the Commission and Consumer Advocate. The Special Fund’s sources ofincome include public utility fees, motor carrier fees, penalties and interest, application andintervention filing fees, and duplication fees. For the Fiscal Year, the regulated utilities andtransportation carriers paid $11,112,105 in public utility fees and $1,034,797 in motor carrier fees,respectively. The total revenues of the Commission’s Special Fund were $12,204,752.The expenses of the Commission include personnel costs and other current expenses.The Commission’s other major current expenses include transfers from its Special Fund to theConsumer Advocate to fund its operations.For the Fiscal Year, the Commission received an appropriation of $6,968,888 forpersonal services and other current expenses as shown in the table below. Allotments for theCommission’s personal services expenses were $2,661,085 for 39 authorized permanentpositions. The Commission was allotted $4,352,673 for other current expenses. TheCommission’s other current expenses allotment included $2,473,837 that was transferred to theConsumer Advocate to cover its operating expenses.The Commission also received the following appropriations out of the Special Fund asshown in the table below: (1) $300,000 for the purpose of establishing and operating a one callcenter, pursuant to Act 141, SLH 2004 (“Act 141”) and (2) $104,664 for two (2) permanentpositions, an engineer IV and an investigator IV, pursuant to Act 154, SLH 2004 (“Act 154”).
Public Utilities Commission Annual Report 2004-05State of Hawaii Page 49FY 2004-05 FY 2004-05*Appropriation AllotmentPersonal Services $2.616,215 $2,661,085Other Current Expense 4,352,673 4,352,673Total $6,968,888 $7,013,758One Call Center $300,000 $300,000Two (2) Permanent Positions $104,664 $104,664*Allotment for personal services includes collective bargaining amount ($44,870).Pursuant to Section 269-33, HRS, any amount over $1,000,000 remaining in the SpecialFund at the end of each fiscal year is transferred to the State’s general fund. For the Fiscal Year,an excess balance of $5,616,362 from the Special Fund was transferred to the general fund.This excess balance amount includes the balance of the moneys appropriated through Act 41,SLH 2004 (2004 Supplemental Appropriations Act), Act 141, and Act 154. 15IX.UTILITY COMPANY OPERATIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ANDRATES.A. UTILITY COMPANY OPERATIONS.1. CUSTOMERS SERVED BY UTILITY COMPANIES.The number of customers served by electric and gas utility customers have been fairlystable, with a slight general increase for the electric utility customer numbers during the 2000 –2004 time period, as shown in Figure 19. 1615 See the “Public Utilities Commission Special Fund Report, Fiscal Year 2004-05” fordetailed information on the Commission’s actual revenues and expenditures for the Fiscal Year,which the Commission submits to the Legislature pursuant to Section 269-33, HRS.16 Sources: HECO 2004 Service Reliability Report, MECO 2004 Service ReliabilityReport, HELCO 2004 Service Reliability Report, and KIUC Annual Report to the PUC.
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