Authorities Over Affiliate Transactions and Cross Subsidies (cont.)

12.	Does your commission have authority to review affiliate transactions between the regulated utility and the following entities within a holding company system?
	(Check one for each row.)

		Authority to review	No authority to review
	a. Holding company
	b. Affiliated utility
	c. Unaffiliated utility
	d. Affiliated non-utility company
	e. Unaffiliated non-utility company
	f. Special purpose subsidiary
	g. Subsidiary

13.	How does your commission regulate each of the following transactions? If approvals are only required for items listed over a specified threshold, please list that threshold in the comment box below.
	(Check one for each row.)

		Unregulated	Needs approval	Allowed on a limited basis	Prohibited	Allowed but subject to review and cost recovery
	a. Long-term purchase of goods and/or services
	b. Short-term purchase of goods and/or services
	c. Long-term sale of goods and/or services
	d. Short-term sale of goods and/or services
	e. Short term loans
	f. Long term debt
	g. Issuance of dividends

	Is there a threshold?

14.	Which of the following describes how your Commission exercises authority to restrict the use of utility names and trademarks?
	(Check one.)
	1.		Not allowed
	2.		Allowed with prior Commission approval
	3.		Allowed without prior approvals

15.	Which of the following describes how your Commission exercises authority to restrict customer referrals from utilities to affiliated companies?
	(Check one.)
	1.		Not allowed
	2.		Allowed with prior Commission approval
	3.		Allowed without prior approvals

16.	For affiliate transactions between the parties listed below, which types of pricing describe your commission's requirements?
	(Check one for each row.)

		Priced at cost	Priced at market	Priced at lower of cost or market	Priced at higher of cost or market	Other price	No requirements
	a. Unregulated affiliate to regulated utility
	b. Regulated utility to unregulated affiliate
	c. Regulated utility to regulated utility
	d. Other regulatory relationship (please specify below)

	What other requirement does your state commission have?

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Full Report: GAO-08-289

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