Section 15-2099. DEFINITIONS

 

2099.1When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed:

 

Affected Utility - any utility, regulated by the Commission, which is a party to or participates in any proceeding.

 

Contractor or Independent Contractor - any person or business entity (including attorneys, expert witnesses, technical consultants, and corporations or other professional associations comprised of such professionals) which provides service to the Office, excluding any salaried staff of the Office.

 

Expense - any cost reasonably associated with the performance of the Office's statutory obligation (as these functions are set forth in D.C. Law 5-153) arising from any proceeding, and all costs of any litigation, including appeals, arising from such activities, or from any other order or action of the Commission. These covered costs include, but are not limited to, the cost of contractors or independent contractors.

 

Proceeding - any administrative action, process, adjudication, or investigation pending before, or initiated by, the Commission, any litigation including appeals arising therefrom, or any activity of the Office arising from any other order or action of the Commission pursuant to the functions and obligations set forth in D.C. Law 5-153.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 5621 (October 4, 1985).