Georgia Code, Title 46, Chapter 2, Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties Generally
- § 46-2-20 - Jurisdiction of Commission Generally; Powers and Duties of Commission Generally
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the commission shall have the general supervision of all common carriers, express companies, railroad or street railroad...
- § 46-2-21 - Extension of Commission's Powers and Duties to Street Railroads, Telegraph Companies, Telephone Companies, and Gas and Electric Light and Power Companies
(a) The powers and duties conferred by law prior to August 23, 1907, upon the commission and its authority and control shall extend to...
- § 46-2-22 - Jurisdiction of Commission Over Express Companies and Telegraph Companies
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 847, ยง 4/HB 1115, effective July 1, 2012.
- § 46-2-23 - Rate-Making Power of Commission Generally; Special Provisions Concerning Telecommunications Companies
(a) The commission shall have exclusive power to determine what are just and reasonable rates and charges to be made by any person, firm,...
- § 46-2-23.1 - "Alternative Form of Regulation" Defined; Filing; Notice; Approval; Release of Interstate Pipeline Capacity
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "alternative form of regulation" means a method of establishing just and reasonable rates and charges...
- § 46-2-24 - Consideration by Commission of Quality of Service in Determining Just and Reasonable Rates and Charges
In determining what are just and reasonable rates and charges to be made by any person, firm, or corporation (referred to in this Code...
- § 46-2-25 - Procedure for Changing Any Rate, Charge, Classification, or Service; Recovery of Financing Costs
(a) No person, firm, or corporation (referred to in this Code section as a "utility") subject to the jurisdiction of the commission shall make...
- § 46-2-25.1 - County-Wide Local Calling; Modification of Existing Rate Schedules; Plans for Implementing Service; Methods of Funding; Rate-Making Power of Commission Not Affected
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, on and after July 1, 1990, the commission shall not approve any rate...
- § 46-2-25.2 - Sixteen-Mile Toll-Free Telephone Calling; Modification of Rate Schedules; Recovery of Expenses or Lost Revenues by Telephone Companies; Rate-Making Power of Public Service Commission Not Affected
(a) It is the goal of this Code section to provide for toll-free calling between two telephones where the central offices serving such telephones...
- § 46-2-25.3 - Toll-Free Calls Within 22 Miles of Exchange; Hearings; "Net Gain" Defined
(a) On and after June 1, 1998, there shall be toll-free calling between two telephones within a 22 mile radius of an exchange serving...
- § 46-2-26 - Restriction As to Utilization of Fuel-Adjustment Tariffs; Procedure for Rate Change by Utility Based Solely on Change in Fuel Costs; Extent of Commission's Power Over Rate Changes; Disclosure Requirements for Utilities Seeking Rate Change
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Fuel costs" of a utility company means the cost of fuel as defined in...
- § 46-2-26.1 - Accounting Methods to Be Used by Electric Utilities in Rate-Making Proceedings
(a) The accounting treatments specified in this Code section shall apply in any proceeding before the commission to determine the rates to be charged...
- § 46-2-26.2 - Tax Accounting by Utilities in Rate-Making Proceedings
For purposes of determining a utility's cost of service in rate-making proceedings, the income tax expense portion shall be calculated on the basis of...
- § 46-2-26.3 - Recovery of Costs of Conversion From Oil-Burning to Coal-Burning Generating Facility; Filing of Request; Public Hearing; Determination of Rate; Adjustments
(a) A utility regulated by the Public Service Commission which has 25 percent or more of its total generating capacity as oil-fired generation and...
- § 46-2-26.4 - Accounting Procedures in Gas Utility Rate Proceedings
(a) The accounting treatments specified in this Code section shall apply in any proceeding before the commission to determine the rates to be charged...
- § 46-2-26.5 - Gas Supply Plans and Adjustment Factors; Filings and Hearing Procedures; Recovery of Purchase Gas Cost
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Adjustment factor" means a factor used pursuant to a purchased gas adjustment rate to...
- § 46-2-27 - Notation on Bill of Charges for Fuel Adjustment, Meter Reading and Consumption, and Where Rates Charged May Be Obtained
Upon the face or back of each periodic and terminal billing for retail consumption of electric, gas, and water services, there shall appear a...
- § 46-2-28 - Procedure for Issuance of Stocks, Bonds, Notes, or Other Debt by Companies Under Commission's Jurisdiction; Exemptions
(a) Each of the companies over which the commission has jurisdiction shall be required to furnish the commission a list of any stocks and...
- § 46-2-29 - Requirement of Confidentiality of Information Obtained by Commission Member or Employee in a Proceeding Under Code Section 46-2-28
(a) No member or employee of the commission shall, except when legally called upon by a court of competent jurisdiction, disclose or impart to...
- § 46-2-30 - Power of Commission to Make Rules and Regulations Generally
The commission shall have full power and authority to make rules and regulations to effectuate and implement all laws conferring powers and duties upon...
- § 46-2-31 - Annual Report by Commission to Governor
It shall be the duty of the commission to make annual reports of its activities to the Governor and to recommend from time to...
- § 46-2-32 - Payment of Fines Into State Treasury; Cumulative Nature of Remedies Provided by This Title
All fines recovered under this title shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury, to be used for such purposes as...
- § 46-2-33 - Costs Incurred by Commission Charged to Utility; Invoicing; Recovery
(a) The cost to the commission of providing reasonably necessary specialized testimony and assistance in conducting affiliate transactions audits prior to utility rate cases,...
Last modified: October 14, 2016