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65 407 Public Utilities Commission - General
- Ch. 25 (Word) Coin-Operated Telephone Service
- Ch. 35 (Word) Accounting Treatment for Area Lighting
- Ch. 62 (Word) Service Standards for Water Utilities
- Ch. 63 (Word) Major Construction Projects for Water Companies
- Ch. 65 (Word) Water Main Extension and Service Line Rule
- Ch. 68 (Word) Water Utilities Depreciation Rates
- Ch. 69 (Word) Determination of Fire Protection Revenues for Water Utilities
- Ch. 83 (Word) Political Activities, Institutional/Promotional Advertising, Allowances by Public Utilities
- Ch. 89 (Word) Confidentiality of Customer Records]
- Ch. 110 (Word) Rules of Practice and Procedure
- Ch. 120 (Word) Filing Requirements for Schedule of Rates, Terms and Conditions
- Ch. 130 (Word) Safety and Accident Reporting Requirements
- Ch. 140 (Word) Utility Service Area and Infrastructure Maps
- Ch. 200 (Word) Telecommunications Carrier Outage Reporting
- Ch. 201 (Word) Provider of Last Resort Service Quality
- Ch. 202 (Word) Requirements for Audiotext (Pay-Per-Call) Service
- Ch. 204 (Word) Basic Service Calling Areas
- Ch. 206 (Word) Standards for Designating and Certifying Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Qualified to Receive Federal Universal Service Fund Support
- Ch. 210 (Word) Uniform System of Accounts for Telephone Utilities
- Ch. 220 (Word) Removal of Provider of Last Resort Service Obligation
- Ch. 230 (Word) Installation, Maintenance and Ownership of Customer Premises Wire
- Ch. 252 (Word) Public Interest Payphone Program
- Ch. 280 (Word) Provision of Competitive Telecommunications Services
- Ch. 284 (Word) Prepaid Wireless Fee
- Ch. 285 (Word) Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund
- Ch. 288 (Word) Maine Universal Service Fund
- Ch. 289 (Word) Requirements and Terms for Bundled Services Offered by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
- Ch. 290 (Word) Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Providing Basic Telephone Service
- Ch. 291 (Word) Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information for Non-Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
- Ch. 292 (Word) Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information for Interexchange Carriers
- Ch. 293 (Word) Abandonment of Service and Authority to Provide Services and Transfer of Customers by Competitive Telecommunications Carriers
- Ch. 294 (Word) Lifeline
- Ch. 296 (Word) Selection of Primary Interexchange and Local Exchange Carriers
- Ch. 297 (Word) Anti-Cramming Rule: Registration Requirements, Complaint Procedures and Penalty Provisions for Service Providers and Billing Aggregators
- Ch. 301 (Word) Standard Offer Service
- Ch. 304 (Word) Standards of Conduct for Transmission and Distribution Utilities and Affiliated Competitive Electricity Providers
- Ch. 305 (Word) Licensing Requirements, Annual Reporting, Enforcement and Consumer Protection Provisions for Competitive Provision of Electricity
- Ch. 306 (Word) Uniform Information Disclosure
- Ch. 307 (Word) Sale of Capacity and Energy; Extension for Divestiture of Deadline
- Ch. 308 (Word) Standards of Conduct for Transmission and Distribution Utilities and Affiliated Generators
- Ch. 310 (Word) Uniform System of Accounts for Electrical Utilities
- Ch. 311 (Word) Portfolio Requirement
- Ch. 312 (Word) Distributed Generation Procurement
- Ch. 313 (Word) Customer Net Energy Billing
- Ch. 314 (Word) Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan
- Ch. 315 (Word) Small Generator Aggregation
- Ch. 316 (Word) Long-term Contracting and Resource Adequacy
- Ch. 317 (Word) Statewide Arrearage Management Program
- Ch. 319 (Word) Criteria to Exclude Small Transmission Projects and Distribution Projects from Investigation by the Nonwires Alternative Coordinator
- Ch. 320 (Word) Electric Transmission and Distribution Utility Service Standards
- Ch. 321 (Word) Load Obligation and Settlement Calculations for Competitive Providers of Electricity
- Ch. 322 (Word) Metering, Billing, Collections, and Enrollment Interactions among Transmission and Distribution Utilities and Competitive Electricity Providers
- Ch. 323 (Word) Electronic Business Transactions Standards
- Ch. 324 (Word) Small Generator Interconnection Standards
- Ch. 325 (Word) Community-based Renewable Energy Pilot Program
- Ch. 326 (Word) Green Power Offer
- Ch. 327 (Word) Ceiling on Energy Efficiency Spending from the Energy and Carbon Savings Trust Fund and Rebates to Electric Ratepayers
- Ch. 328 (Word) Funding Source for Interconnection Ombudsman
- Ch. 330 (Word) Filing Requirements for Petitions for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for Electric Transmission Facilities and Standards for Granting Certificates
- Ch. 332 (Word) Filing Requirement for Petitions of Public Convenience and Necessity for Significant Agreements for Generating / Energy / Transmission Capacity
- Ch. 334 (Word) Filing Requirement for Significant Agreements Re: Electric Generating / Energy / Trans Capacity
- Ch. 360 (Word) Cogeneration and Small Power Productions
- Ch. 380 Electric Energy Conservation Programs (transferred to 95-648)
- Ch. 381 Selection of Conservation Program Service Providers (transferred to 95-648)
- Ch. 395 (Word) Construction Standards, Ownership, Cost Allocation, and Customer Charges Rules for Electric Distribution Line Extensions and Service Drops
- Ch. 396 (Word) Efficiency Maine Trust Procurement Funding Cap
- Ch. 397 (Word) Rule Governing Procurement of Renewable Energy Promoting the Use of Contaminated Land
Energy Programs** (formerly with 19-530)
- Ch. 400 (Word) Energy Efficiency Standards for Subsidized Multi-Family Residences
PUC - General (cont.)
- Ch. 410 (Word) Uniform System of Accounts for Gas Utilities
- Ch. 420 (Word) Safety Standards for Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Operators
- Ch. 421 (Word) Safety and Operation Standards for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distribution Systems
- Ch. 430 (Word) Cost of Gas Adjustment for Gas Utilities
- Ch. 440 (Word) Gas Utility Meter Performance, Accuracy, Testing, and Related Standards
- Ch. 480 Natural Gas Energy Conservation Programs (transferred to 95-648)
- Ch. 510 (Word) Authorization and Operation of Ferries in Casco Bay
- Ch. 520 (Word) Tour, Charter and Water Taxi Services, and Unscheduled Freight Services in Casco Bay
- Ch. 560 (Word) Publication and Posting Requirement for Rate Changes Filed by the Casco Bay Island Transit District
- Ch. 610 (Word) Uniform System of Accounts for Water Utilities
- Ch. 615 (Word) Exemptions from Regulatory Requirements for Consumer-Owned Water Utilities
- Ch. 616 (Word) Specific Exemptions from Regulatory Requirements for Consumer-Owned Water Utilities
- Ch. 620 (Word) Service Standards for Water Utilities
- Ch. 640 (Word) Private Fire Protection Services
- Ch. 660 (Word) Consumer Protection Standards for Water Utilities
- Ch. 675 (Word) Infrastructure Surcharge and Capital Reserve Accounts
- Ch. 691 (Word) Sale of Water Resource Land
- Ch. 710 (Word) Auditing Requirements for all Public Utilities
- Ch. 720 (Word) Compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) Required of SFAS (Statement of Financial Accounting Standard) No. 106
- Ch. 730 (Word) Compliance by Public Utilities with the Requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109 Established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
- Ch. 815 (Word) Consumer Protection Standards for Electric and Gas Transmission and Distribution Utilities
- Ch. 820 (Word) Utility Requirements for Non-Core Activities and Transactions Between Affiliates
- Ch. 830 (Word) Political Activities, Charitable Contributions, Educational Expenditures, Institutional Advertising, Promotional Advertising, and Promotional Allowances by Public Utilities
- Ch. 840 (Word) Intervenor and Participant Funding
- Ch. 850 (Word) Regulatory Proceeding Expenses
- Ch. 870 (Word) Late Payment Charges, Interest Rates to be Paid on Customer Deposits, and Charges for Returned Checks
- Ch. 880 (Word) Attachments to Joint-Use Utility Poles; Determination and Allocation of Costs; Procedure
- Ch. 885 (Word) Land Use Regulation Exemption
- Ch. 895 (Word) Underground Facility Damage Prevention Requirements
- Ch. 910 (Word) Safety of Overhead Utility Lines Crossing Water and Adjacent Areas Suitable for Rigging, Launching, and Operation Boats
- Ch. 920 Maine Model Building Energy Code (repealed)
- Ch. 930 Solar and Wind Energy Rebate Program (transferred to 95-648)
65 625 Emergency Services Communication Bureau**
- Ch. 1 (Word) Standards for Establishing a Statewide Enhanced 9-1-1 System
- Ch. 2 (Word) Requirements for the Enhanced 9-1-1 Service Provider and Local Exchange Carriers
- Ch. 3 (Word) Provision of Enhanced 9-1-1 Access-only
- Ch. 4 (Word) Requirements for the Dispatch Center Consolidation Grant Program
- Ch. 5 (Word) Standards for the Implementation and Administration of Emergency Fire Dispatch Protocols
- Ch. 11 (Word) PBX/Multiline Telephone System (MLTS) Requirements