Recoupment Of Pipeline Safety Fees From Rate Payers

A public utility seeking to recoup from its ratepayers the pipeline safety fee paid to the commission shall file with the utility division of the commission a compliance filing setting forth the imposition methodology and amount of the fee to be recouped from its ratepayers by the later of July 1 or 45 days from the date of the commission order approving the rates for pipeline safety fees. A public utility may begin recouping the pipeline safety fee from ratepayers in the first billing cycle following the compliance filing.