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PUC adopts streamlined rule changes under Governor Lombardo executive order
Summary
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada unanimously accepted a draft order to amend or repeal Nevada Administrative Code provisions under Executive Order 2023-003, targeting outdated rules on pay phones, telephone directories and expired renewable programs; Commissioner Brown moved the adoption and Chair Haley Williamson seconded.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on a unanimous voice vote accepted a draft order to amend and repeal parts of the Nevada Administrative Code under Governor Lombardo’s Executive Order 2023-003.
Commissioner Brown, who presented agenda item 2A, said the rulemaking docket opened Nov. 8, 2023, and the draft order is intended to "streamline, clarify, reduce or otherwise improve regulations" so they provide for the general welfare without unnecessarily inhibiting economic growth. He told the panel the draft specifically addresses pay phones, telephone directories and renewable-energy programs that have ended or are ending. "I do have one minor correction to point out," Brown said, noting a wording error on page 3 where the transcript reads "reopening" but should read "opening." He thanked Hearing Officer Craino for handling the final workshop and hearing in his absence.
Chair Haley Williamson and Commissioner Cordova voiced appreciation for the regulatory cleanup. Commissioner Brown moved to accept the draft order and issue the appropriate order; Chair Williamson seconded. Commissioners voted "aye" and the motion carried.
The order directs staff to issue the approved order effecting the regulatory changes; the commission did not detail effective dates for individual regulation changes during the meeting. No public speakers addressed agenda item 2A during the meeting’s opening public-comment period.
The commission proceeded to the next docket after the vote.
