Ohio § 4909.052
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§ 4909.052.
Subject to a finding that such costs are just and reasonable, the public utilities
commission in evaluating a petition submitted under section 4905.481 of the Revised Code shall accept the original cost, reported under division (B)(3) of section 4909.05 of the Revised Code , of the acquisition of a municipal water-works or sewage disposal system company
that is acquired by a large water-works or sewage disposal system company, provided
that the original cost is determined according to all of the following requirements: (A) The acquiring company has three appraisals performed on the property of the company
being acquired. (B) The three appraisals are performed by three independent utility-valuation experts
mutually selected by the acquiring company and the company being acquired from the
list maintained under section 4909.054 of the Revised Code . (C) The average of the three appraisals is used as the fair market value of the company
being acquired. (D) Each utility-valuation expert does all of the following: (1) Determines the fair market value of the company to be acquired by establishing the
amount for which the company would be sold in a voluntary transaction between a willing
buyer and a willing seller under no obligation to buy or sell; (2) Determines the fair market value in compliance with the uniform standards of professional
appraisal practice; (3) Employs the cost, market, and income approach to independently quantify the future
benefits of the company to be acquired; (4) Incorporates the assessment described in division (D)(5) of this section into the
appraisal under the cost, market, and income approach; (5) Engages one engineer who is licensed to prepare an assessment of the tangible assets
of the company to be acquired. The original source of funding for any part of the tangible assets shall not be
relevant to the determination of the value of those assets. (E) The lesser of the purchase price or the fair market value, described in division
(C) of this section, is reported as the original cost under division (B)(3) of section 4909.05 of the Revised Code of the company to be acquired.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 4909.052
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