Ch. 234                          MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               601

(e) The Commission shall maintain testing equipment for the purpose of
calibrating master standard watt-hour meters used by public service companies
furnishing electricity. Such companies using this service shall pay to the
Commission the fees fixed from time to time by order of the Commission. In
setting such fees the Commission shall give consideration to its estimated expenses
associated with maintaining the testing equipment.

(f) The Commission shall charge and collect the following fees under the
provisions of §§ 50A through 50K, inclusive, of this article: for the issuance of a
taxicab driver license, $1.00; for the renewal of a taxicab driver license, $1.00; for
the issuance of a duplicate taxicab driver license, $2.00.]

(A)       ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE STATE BUDGET AND
PAID PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATION IN THE FIRST INSTANCE
FROM THE STATE TREASURY. THE STATE TREASURY SHALL BE
REIMBURSED THEREFOR BY PAYMENTS TO BE MADE THERETO
FROM ALL MONEYS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
THE TOTAL OF THE COSTS AND EXPENSES SHALL BE BORNE BY
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE COMMISSION'S
JURISDICTION, TO BE ASSESSED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN
THIS SECTION.

(B)     THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTIMATE
PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR THE TOTAL
COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING (1) THE COMPENSATION AND
EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION, AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS AND
EMPLOYEES, (2) THE COST OF RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS,
SOCIAL SECURITY, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND ALL OTHER
BENEFITS REQUIRED TO BE PAID BY THE STATE FOR THE
PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION, AND (3) ALL OTHER ITEMS OF
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION EXPENSES AND ALL OTHER
DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS; BUT EXCLUDING THE COSTS OF
MAINTAINING TESTING EQUIPMENT REIMBURSABLE UNDER
SUBSECTION (C) HEREOF. BASED ON THIS ESTIMATE, THE
CHAIRMAN SHALL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY
EACH PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, AND A BILL SHALL BE
RENDERED THEREFOR TO EACH SUCH PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY.
THE BILL FOR EACH PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY SHALL BE
RENDERED ON OR BEFORE MAY FIRST OF EACH YEAR, AND SHALL
BE FOR THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF THE
ESTIMATED COSTS AND EXPENSES OF CONDUCTING THE
COMMISSION'S TOTAL OPERATIONS DURING THE ENSUING STATE
FISCAL YEAR MULTIPLIED BY THE PROPORTION WHICH
COMPARES THE GROSS OPERATING REVENUES FOR THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY DERIVED FROM INTRASTATE UTILITY
OPERATIONS IN THE LAST PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, OR
OTHER TWELVE MONTH PERIOD AS DETERMINED BY THE
CHAIRMAN, TO THE TOTAL OF THE GROSS OPERATING REVENUES
DERIVED FROM INTRASTATE UTILITY OPERATIONS FOR ALL
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES IN THE STATE WHICH ARE ASSESSED
UNDER THIS SECTION OVER THE SAME PERIOD; BUT THAT THE
MINIMUM ASSESSMENT FOR ANY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
SHALL BE TEN DOLLARS. THE AMOUNT OF THE BILL RENDERED
SHALL BE PAID BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO THE
COMMISSION ON OR BEFORE [[JUNE THIRTIETH]] JULY 1
FOLLOWING, BUT THAT A PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY MAY ELECT
TO MAKE PARTIAL PAYMENTS FOR THE COSTS AND EXPENSES ON