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pertaining to revenues, expenses, or rate base within 120 days
following entry of a final order under subsection (b) of this
section.

(d)  The provisions of this section may not apply to any
proposed new rate filed less than one year following the date of
filing of a previously proposed new rate under this section.

(e)  The provisions of this section may not apply to any
proposed new rate filed with a request for temporary rates
pursuant to § 71 of this article.

(f)  If any proposed new rate filed under this section is
still pending, the company may not file a proposed new rate under
this section or any other section. If any new rate filed under
this section has been in effect less than 90 days, the company
may not file any proposed new rate under any section. This
subsection does not preclude a company from filing a proposed new
rate for a new service if the proposal does not affect the
authorized rate of return.

(g)  Unless otherwise provided by the Commission, this
section does not apply to any proposed new rate filed more than 3
years following the entry of the Commission's final order
authorizing the existing fair rate of return.

[(h) The provisions of this section and any regulations
promulgated under this section are of no effect and may not be
enforced after July 1, 1990 1992.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 19, 1989.

CHAPTER 318

(Senate Bill 179)

AN ACT concerning

Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Vulnerable Adults

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person care giver from abusing
or neglecting a vulnerable adult; making a violation of this
Act a misdemeanor; defining certain terms; providing for
certain penalties; and generally relating to the abuse and
neglect of vulnerable adults.

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