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Salt Lake City, UT, USA
The Utah State Legislature, in its Public Utilities Act of 1917, created the Public Utilities Commission of Utah. Governor Simon Bamberger signed the Act on March 8, 1917, and the Commission was officially organized on April 3, 1917. Recently formed utility companies were regulated by the Commission to ensure that the growth of the utility industry developed according to sound economic principles. At its inception, the Commission consisted of three Commissioners, a stenographer, a reporter, and a special investigator. In 1935, the Legislature changed the name of the Public Utilities Commission to the Public Service Commission. Conducting a major reorganization of Utah State Government, the 1941 Legislature created the Department of Business Regulation of Utah, which included a three-member Commission known as the Commission of Business Regulation. The Commission of Business Regulation acquired the duties and responsibilities of the Public Service Commission and acted in its place. The Division of Public Utilities (The Division) Is formed — In 1969, the Utah Legislature reorganized the administrative powers of the Department of Business Regulation, now known as the Department of Commerce. An executive director of the Department replaced the Commission of Business Regulation, and the Public Service Commission became an independent arm of the Department. The Division of Public Utilities was created to assist the Commission, although it did so under the management of the executive director of the Department. The Division essentially served as the staff of the Commission, auditing utilities’ books and records, assisting in the review of legal matters, submitting recommendations to the Commission, and presenting testimony in formal cases before the Commission. The Commission, however, was prohibited from exercising any administrative authority over the Division.
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