IV. Intervenor Compensation Fund

We proposed, in this rulemaking, to eliminate the intervenor compensation fund mechanism adopted in D.00-01-020 for paying intervenor compensation awards in quasi-legislative rulemaking proceedings affecting an entire industry or multiple industries. We proposed to replace the intervenor compensation fund with a funding mechanism that would allocate payment responsibility to only those utilities (within the affected industry or industries) with California-jurisdictional revenues over specified thresholds. After further consideration and based on comments on the proposal, we decline to adopt the proposal at this time. We continue to be concerned about ways to effectively budget compensation awards in these situations and may consider this or other proposals at a later date.