20-16-108. ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE UTILITIES COMMISSION REGULATORY USER FEE FUND CREATED - - DEPOSITS - - AMOUNT.

There is created a special fund within the tribal finance department to be known as the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Utilities Commission Regulatory User Fee Fund. The RST Utilities Commission may require a public utility as defined in Chapter Two 20-2-101 (9) to make a deposit of up to one hundred thousand dollars when it files for approval of a general rate case, regardless of the number of issues involved, or files an integrated resource plan. The Commission may require a deposit of up to one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for a filing which combines a general rate case and an integrated resource plan. The Commission may require a deposit of up to fifty thousand dollars for the filing of a tariff for approval under the Rosebud Sioux Law and Order Code Title 20: Utilities. The deposits shall be made to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Utilities Commission Regulatory User Fee Fund, the amount to be designated by Commission order. The fund shall be invested as provided by law, and the interest earned shall be credited to the fund.