Comments on Draft Decision
The alternate draft decision of Commissioner Duque in this matter was mailed to the parties in accordance with Pub. Util. Code § 311(g) and Rule 77.1 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure. Joint Comments of the Town and Southwest were filed on January 27, 2000. The Joint Comments express support for the alternate draft decision and state that all parties consent to the proposed modifications. Three minor nonsubstantive changes were also suggested in the Joint Comments and are incorporated at the relevant points in the text herein.
1. On July 1, 1997, Southwest Gas Corporation filed A.97-07-015 seeking Commission modification of D.94-12-022 and D.95-04-075.
2. In D.98-07-031, the Commission considered all of the allegations of A.97-07-015, dismissed the application, and ordered Southwest to proceed with all deliberate speed to fulfill its obligations as set forth in D.95-04-075 and D.94-12-022.
3. On June 2, 1999, Southwest filed a Joint Petition with Town, again seeking Commission modification of D.94-12-022 and D.95-04-075.
4. We have considered all of the allegations of the Joint Petition and find that it constitutes an appropriate settlement of outstanding issues, provided all parties consent to the modifications of the supporting Stipulations addressed herein.
5. All parties have now consented to the proposed modifications.
1. The Joint Petition should be granted, all parties having consented in writing to the proposed modifications addressed herein.
2. The Joint Petition, with the modifications addressed herein, is reasonable in light of the whole record of the case, consistent with the law and in the public interest.
O R D E R
IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Petition by Southwest Gas Corporation and the Town of Truckee, California, to Modify Decision (D.) 94-12-022 and
D.95-04-075 is granted, all parties having consented to the modifications addressed herein.
This order is effective today.
Dated February 3, 2000, at San Francisco, California.
RICHARD A. BILAS
President
HENRY M. DUQUE
JOSIAH L. NEEPER
Commissioners
I dissent.
/s/ CARL W. WOOD
Commissioner
I dissent.
/s/ LORETTA M. LYNCH
Commissioner
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that I have by mail this day served a true copy of the original attached Alternate Draft Decision of Commissioner Duque on all parties of record in this proceeding or their attorneys of record.
Dated January 19, 2000, at San Francisco, California
___________________________
Arlene C. Gaspar
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