54-1-1.6 - Pro tempore commissioner -- Appointment -- Qualifications.
54-1-1.6. Pro tempore commissioner -- Appointment -- Qualifications.
(1) If a commissioner is temporarily disabled or is disqualified from sitting as acommissioner, the governor may appoint a commissioner pro tempore according to theprocedures and requirements of Section 67-1-1.5.
(2) Any person appointed as a commissioner pro tempore shall possess the qualificationsrequired for public service commissioners in Section 54-1-1.5 and have previous utility regulatoryexperience or other comparable professional experience.
(3) The governor may appoint a retired or resigned public service commissioner as acommissioner pro tempore in order to render findings, orders, or decisions on matters which theretired or resigned commissioner had fully heard before the commissioner's retirement orresignation.
Amended by Chapter 176, 2002 General Session