Section 774.110 – Meetings.
All meetings of the Citizens’ Utility Board of Governors shall be open to the public, except under the same circumstances in which a public agency would be allowed to hold executive meetings under ORS 192.660. [1985 c.1 §8]
Section 774.120 – Inclusion of information in utility billings; frequency; notice; duty of utility to forward board mail.
(1) Upon request by the Citizens’ Utility Board pursuant to this section, each utility shall include in billings to a utility consumer materials prepared and furnished by the Citizens’ Utility Board, not exceeding in folded size the dimensions of the envelope customarily used by such utility to send billings to its customers. (2) The Citizens’ […]
Section 774.130 – Mailing costs; reimbursement.
(1) The Citizens’ Utility Board shall not be required to pay any postage charges for materials submitted by the Citizens’ Utility Board for inclusion in a utility billing if such materials weigh four-tenths of one ounce avoirdupois or less. If the materials submitted weigh over four-tenths of one ounce avoirdupois, then the Citizens’ Utility Board […]
Section 774.140 – Interference with mailings or contributions.
(1) No utility, nor any of its employees, officers, members of the board of directors, agents, contractors or assignees, shall in any manner interfere with, delay, alter or otherwise discourage the distribution of any material or statement authorized by the provisions of this chapter for inclusion in periodic utility billings, nor in any manner interfere […]
Section 774.160 – Disposition of complaints.
Citizens’ Utility Board may submit to the appropriate agency any complaint it receives regarding a utility company. Public agencies shall periodically inform Citizens’ Utility Board of any action taken on complaints received pursuant to this section. [1985 c.1 §13]
Section 774.180 – Intervention in agency proceedings affecting utility consumers; standing to obtain judicial or administrative review.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) Whenever the board determines that any agency proceeding may affect the interests of utility consumers, Citizens’ Utility Board may intervene as of right as an interested party or otherwise participate in the proceeding. (2) Citizens’ Utility Board shall have standing to obtain judicial or administrative review of any […]
Section 774.190 – Applicability of certain laws to board; protection from liability.
(1) ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and 283.085 to 283.092 and ORS chapters 278, 279A, 279B, 279C, 282, 283, 291, 292, 293, 295 and 297 do not apply to Citizens’ Utility Board or to the administration and enforcement of this chapter. An employee of Citizens’ Utility Board is not considered an “employee” as the term is […]
Section 774.210 – Remedies; attorney fees.
(1) Any utility, and any of its employees, officers, members of the board of directors, agents, contractors or assignees which does, or causes or permits to be done, any matter, act or other thing prohibited by this chapter, or omits to do any act, matter or other thing required to be done by this chapter, […]
Section 774.250 – Severability.
If any section, portion, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional the remaining sections, portions, clauses and phrases shall not be affected but shall remain in full force or effect, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. [1985 c.1 §18]
Section 774.990 – Penalty.
Willful violation of ORS 774.120 (1) or (5) or 774.140 is a Class A misdemeanor. [1985 c.1 §17]