Reps. Bamberg, Taylor, and Hixon propose the following amendment (LC-5118.HA0035H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 3, by striking Section 58-3-140(A) and inserting:

 (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 9 of this title, the commission is vested with power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate the rates and service of every public utility in this State and to fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, and measurements of service to be furnished, imposed, or observed, and followed by every public utility in this State.
  (2) The commission must promulgate regulations to establish safety, maintenance, and inspection standards for the public utilities and may assess fines for public utilities that violate these standards.