A bill to provide lower utility rates for subsistence amounts of natural gas and electricity supplied to elderly and low-income residential consumers.
Utility Lifeline Rate Act of 1983 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require the establishment of special lifeline rates for the electricity and natural gas needed to meet the essential needs of elderly or low-income consumers. Requires that such rates be at least as low as the lower of: (1) the lowest rates charged by a utility to any class of consumers; or (2) 75 percent of the average cost of service to all consumers.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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