Ohio § 4909.161
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 4909.161, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4909.161.
(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapters 4905. and 4909. of the Revised Code, the
payment of any type of increased excise tax levy shall be considered to be a normal
expense incurred by a public utility in the course of rendering service to the public,
and may be recovered as such in accordance with an order of the public utilities commission. Any public utility required to pay any such increased excise tax levy may file with
the public utilities commission revised rate schedules that will permit full recovery
on an interim or permanent basis in its rates, of the amount of any resultant increased
tax payments and the commission shall promptly act to approve such schedules. (B) Notwithstanding Chapters 4905. and 4909. of the Revised Code, the payment of the
kilowatt-hour tax imposed by section 5727.81 of the Revised Code shall be considered a normal expense incurred by an electric distribution utility,
as defined in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code , in the course of rendering service to the public, and may be recovered as such in
accordance with an order of the commission. An electric distribution utility required to pay the kilowatt-hour tax may file
with the commission revised rate schedules, consistent with Chapters 4905. and 4909.
and division (A)(6) of section 4928.34 of the Revised Code , that will permit full recovery on a permanent basis in its rates, of the amount
of any resultant tax payments, after taking into account any reductions of taxes in
its rates resulting from Sub. S.B. No. 3 of the 123rd general assembly, and the commission shall act promptly to
approve those schedules.
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What does Ohio Revised Code § 4909.161 cover?
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