Sec. 113. ADOPTION OF CERTAIN STANDARDS
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## SEC. 113 ADOPTION OF CERTAIN STANDARDS ###
(a)Adoption of Standards Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall provide public notice and conduct a hearing respecting the standards established by subsection
(b)and, on the basis of such hearing, shall— ####
(1)adopt the standards established by subsection
(b)(other than paragraph
(4)thereof), if, and to the extent, such authority or nonregulated electric utility determines that such adoption is appropriate to carry out the purposes of this title, is otherwise appropriate, and is consistent with otherwise applicable State law, and ####
(2)adopt the standard established by subsection (b)(4) if, and to the extent, such authority or nonregulated electric utility determines that such adoption is appropriate and consistent with otherwise applicable State law. For purposes of any determination under paragraphs
(1)or
(2)and any review of such determination in any court in accordance with section 123, the purposes of this title supplement otherwise applicable State law. Nothing in this subsection prohibits any State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility from making any determination that it is not appropriate to adopt any such standard, pursuant to its authority under otherwise applicable State law. ###
(b)Establishment The following Federal standards are hereby established: ####
(1)Master metering To the extent determined appropriate under section 115(d), master metering of electric service in the case of new buildings shall be prohibited or restricted to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. ####
(2)Automatic adjustment clauses No electric utility may increase any rate pursuant to an automatic adjustment clause unless such clause meets the requirements of section 115(e). ####
(3)Information to consumers Each electric utility shall transmit to each of its electric consumers information regarding rate schedules in accordance with the requirements of section 115(f). ####
(4)Procedures for termination of electric service No electric utility may terminate electric service to any electric consumer except pursuant to procedures described in section 115(g). ####
(5)Advertising No electric utility may recover from any person other than the shareholders (or other owners) of such utility any direct or indirect expenditure by such utility for promotional or political advertising as defined in section 115(h). ###
(c)Procedural Requirements Each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated electric utility, within the two-year period specified in subsection (a), shall
(1)adopt, pursuant to subsection (a), each of the standards established by subsection
(b)or,
(2)with respect to any such standard which is not adopted, such authority or nonregulated electric utility shall state in writing that it has determined not to adopt such standard, to- gether with the reasons for such determination. Such statement of reasons shall be available to the public. **[**[16 U.S.C. 2623](/us/usc/t16/s2623)**]**
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ADOPTION OF CERTAIN STANDARDS
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