HB 1609 — Appropriation; Public Service Commission.

1609 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM GENERAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023.

...............................................$ 4,730,625.00.5,005,703.00.

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AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:HEADCOUNT:

Full52 Time.............Time-Limited:

505 PartWith Time.............the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

3 Time-Limited:

Full Time.............

5 Part Time.............

0 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for “Personal Services” for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or H.allowable under the terms set forth within this act.

The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written H.

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The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.

In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the H.intended mission of this agency.

Based on the funding authorized, H.

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Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:

Electric Cooperatives (Cents/kWh) 0.11 Average Price of Electricity for Residential Customers in MS as a Percent H.

1609 *HR13/A811**HR43/A811SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A81122/HR43/A811SG PAGE 4 Residential Customers in MS as a Percent of the April 2016 National Average, 12.43 Cents/kWh - Investor Owned Utilities 86.89 Average Price of Electricity for Residential Customers in MS as a Percent of the April 2016 National Average, 12.43 Cents/kWh - Electric Cooperative 95.14 Average Monthly Residential Electric Usage in MS (kWh) 1,200 Average Monthly Residential Electric Usage in MS as a Percent of the 2015 National Average, 909 kWh 135.00 Number of Pipeline Inspections 630 Average Cost per Pipeline Inspection 883.00 A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2024.

None of the funds herein appropriated by this act to the Public Service Commission shall be expended for any purpose that is not actually required or necessary for performing any of the powers or duties of the Mississippi Public Service Commission that are authorized by the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, state H.or federal law, or rules or regulations that implement state or federal law.

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SECTION 6.

Based on the funding authorized, H.this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:

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FY2023 Performance Measures Target Telephone "no-call" Number of No-Call Complaints 15,425 Average Cost per No-Call Complaint 20.00 A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2024.

H.SECTION 11.

The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the H.

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The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed June 30, 2022.

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