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Public Utilities Commission of Nevada adopts proposed regulation tied to 2019 Senate Bill 329
Summary
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted to adopt a proposed regulation under docket 19-06009 implementing provisions of Senate Bill 329 (2019); commissioners accepted several routine staff and legal items and no members of the public spoke during two public-comment periods.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted to adopt a proposed regulation under docket number 19-06009, a rulemaking proceeding tied to Senate Bill 329 (2019), the commission said during its meeting.
Chair Hilly Williamson introduced the rulemaking item, noted typographical corrections to filing dates in the posted materials and moved to adopt the attached proposed regulation "as either temporary or permanent, depending on hopefully getting that on the LCB agenda," she said on the record. No commissioners raised substantive questions; a second was recorded and the motion carried.
The rulemaking is captioned as docket 19-06009 and, according to the chair, implements provisions of Senate Bill 329 (2019). Williamson also corrected two dates in the materials, saying that entries listed as "November 16th and November 17th" should read "September 16" and "September 17." She said the commission aims to place the rule on the Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) agenda so it can be made permanent.
Commissioners also handled several routine items by unanimous voice vote. The commission approved the Sept. 24, 2024 meeting minutes after a motion by Chair Hilly Williamson and an unspecified second. The Office of General Counsel's recommendations for agenda items 3a, 3b and 3c were accepted without discussion, and regulatory operations staff recommendations for items 4a, 4b and 5a were likewise accepted and ordered.
The meeting included two opportunities for public comment, at the beginning and before adjournment; the chair cited the Nevada Revised Statutes as authorizing the periods and noted that public comment was limited to three minutes per speaker. No members of the public spoke in Carson City or Las Vegas during either period.
Next steps for the rulemaking are procedural: the commission adopted the proposed regulation on the record and indicated it will seek placement on the LCB agenda so the regulation can be made permanent; otherwise it may remain in effect as a temporary regulation as allowed under the governing process. The commission closed by thanking IT staff for resolving technical difficulties experienced during the meeting.
