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tlie old law was its lack of eniorcernent. to sunrnit a statement or tlieir position some cases, a utility contractor may not
Some Parties were eomiottable with along with any documentation tliey wisli to alienate a utility wlio is also a
this deiiciency and getting tliein to give teel is relevant wliile the parties client

up that level or corntort was diiticult. Mo Weim,,,a .9 mmd the ,m.,,.g5 I y ,

in addition, there are provisions of tlie (which we pubiig at c.,.,,5a), 3,2,9 ;, "W wt” the eemmtttee eWf'""'e
law that are leit unentorced, allowing no provision for testimony during the w”5”t:'_;;"°t the Pmgram as

them to be settled in court as ntwe~sary meeting and decisions are based solely 5"“"‘ '

However, the coalition did address upon tlie evidence submitted tlirougli our success will be ultiinately

the larger issues, the ones that created tlie desk audit. mom-“ma by a hgpeful tartucigm at
stgntficant portions of the damages we . . utility incidents that are defined witliin
were seemg- E” ''“‘'‘r{ ';”’.ge‘* ';;'"l“"""‘ ’“"’” the current law. it we have no cases to

een re a e since e ro ram was

since tlns revision was the second to tlie esmbligherf? V g }“““’°“““"" ““ '5 g°‘“E ”'"‘°°”"’” W‘
law, and since we had learned to work 5 E f h 2016 WI“ be happy»

togetlier  tlie firs: tlihlfi p;tl>_clfs_st didk n:’c;;r‘ 3540' :‘a:;’°A"f‘eW Do you haire ariyfiiial thoughts or_
3° mm E °"°»°" ."'°‘ ' " °° that did not eontorrn to a le itirnate ’“‘‘"”f”’ M" “W5 "”“’ “" "3""«?
over a year of dheusswn before the . . ‘ 3 to achieae a stronger and more effective
revision was draited, a lot or support complaint ares“:-nls tel the lnwdwlerem dmw prmm-_m pmgmm,

trorn our legislative cliarnpions and a °°"“““"'Ca ° r “ "0 ta 2"? i 0 9 y y

lot or eleventli liour plione calls to get “TC While a d-the-tlt Pmeess. we met fat
the final measure passed» what are your thoughts abautiahat ”"°’"' Y°"":" ‘“‘fh’°""°“ P§""L‘h"'

I in [0 W01 out e 5 ed ca at

Haw many are an the committee and aflheags ttv the: 101;: number of reverted nifidfd mimg ,0 We hid ,olam,.3
hoiii lorigdid it take /orthe committee a age we a 0115- agmmmypfio, m,.,m,.g down “.1,
t0 he aweitttert? I think tliere are several reasons: the legislature. we were also lucky tliat
There are 17 members at the eomrmttee 1. Although tlie entorcernent provisions “ff  “};“"‘*"°"”'d"‘1°”E)f““";,‘"'_""}‘
ttvm different Industry gtt>uPs- passed in December 2014 and became ‘ ° ‘° 2"" ‘“‘ “° “° °““°'
Avlwintment of the full smuv toek eiteetive in Marcli 2015 they did not Th” P‘°‘°’° ‘M ‘’’'‘’"°"‘ “W “"3”
Own mm," mm the date 0, bmm ,,mm,, mm Jammy 201 5’ sliareliolder trorn getting all or wliat
enactment and nvnghly four months The level ot awareness that was raised ‘}‘‘3’ ‘’'““‘E‘‘ "“‘ °"*”" 5°‘ "5 ‘”}‘“‘ W‘
after the mmmtttee became imttnlly during tliat one year education period ““°“*“ “" " ‘"‘“ ‘“"‘"’“"““‘ .
aetwe saw large

ro date, what do you think were/are ““"“’°”" °‘ 

the mast (lifliculf/ilnpartant steps the °‘"‘<“h°'d°” o

committee tank? ¥"°"‘“t:?h‘° ‘O SMELL

insure eir

Tlie committee is still d2v2lDPmg organization's é 55$.

its "pace" as it atternpts to acliieve a cornpliance

rliytlirn in its discussions and in its Wm. .},E1aw_ Qo 4‘

decisions Also, obtaining tlie proper Mm, changed I «V
docuirientation itrorn tlie complainant tlieir internal 4

and tlie Respondent has been difficult. Palm, and

Your program is comylnmf driireri, ‘”“““5

right? f‘°§’“‘“t‘

o e uca e

yes, cornplaints are iiled tliroiigli tlie ernployees I
Public Utilities commission ofOl1lo. about tlieir ‘

what is the committee’s role in the ::”§°“"b"“Y I
znfortemenf process? amumblmy

Tlie urc decides wlietlier a violation ot to the law.

tlie law occurred and assesses wlietlier

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a mommy fins’ a mn_mOmmy 2.fYinu:rlaInty Suspect a natural gas leak.

penalty or a coinbination ottlie two ‘’ E 9 I First. move your feet!
"2 “*“°“‘ ‘°' ”'°“°"'“°"'P""““* The E'r'o:::me" Then call when you're down the street

PUCO is tasked with cornrnunicating P E’ n

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who proirides the invesfigafinn? 3‘ O"."‘°“"V' “ '

learning curve _.m,..i.m.-.o ..-na..i.r.a,

Tlie investigation is conducted by tor all parties 

PUCO start as a "desk audit.” The 4 1 flunk in ’ nomlnkn
cornplainant and tlie Respondent are ‘ '

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