Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 42.06.610 (2026)
Expenses of investigation or hearing
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Sec. 42.06.610. Expenses of investigation or hearing.
(a) During a proceeding held under this chapter, the commission may allocate the cost of the proceeding among the parties, including the commission, as is just under the circumstances. In allocating costs, the commission shall consider the regulatory cost charge paid directly or indirectly under AS 42.06.286. The costs allocated may include the costs of any time devoted to investigations or hearings by hired consultants, whether or not the consultants appear as witnesses or participants. The commission shall provide an opportunity for any person objecting to an allocation to be heard before the allocation becomes final.
(b) After completion of a proceeding held under this chapter, the commission may reallocate the cost of the proceeding among the parties, including the commission, as is just under the circumstances. The costs which are reallocated may include the costs of time devoted to investigations or hearings by hired consultants, whether or not the consultants appear as witnesses or participants. The commission shall provide an opportunity for any person objecting to a reallocation to be heard before the reallocation becomes final.
(c) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
(d) Notwithstanding the commission's discretion under (a) and (b) of this section to allocate costs to parties, the commission may not require a state agency to pay any costs allocated to the state agency.
(a) During a proceeding held under this chapter, the commission may allocate the cost of the proceeding among the parties, including the commission, as is just under the circumstances. In allocating costs, the commission shall consider the regulatory cost charge paid directly or indirectly under AS 42.06.286. The costs allocated may include the costs of any time devoted to investigations or hearings by hired consultants, whether or not the consultants appear as witnesses or participants. The commission shall provide an opportunity for any person objecting to an allocation to be heard before the allocation becomes final.
(b) After completion of a proceeding held under this chapter, the commission may reallocate the cost of the proceeding among the parties, including the commission, as is just under the circumstances. The costs which are reallocated may include the costs of time devoted to investigations or hearings by hired consultants, whether or not the consultants appear as witnesses or participants. The commission shall provide an opportunity for any person objecting to a reallocation to be heard before the reallocation becomes final.
(c) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
(d) Notwithstanding the commission's discretion under (a) and (b) of this section to allocate costs to parties, the commission may not require a state agency to pay any costs allocated to the state agency.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1986–2014 · leading case: Amerada Hess Pipeline Corp. v. Alaska Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 711 P.2d 1170 (Alaska 1986).
Amerada Hess Pipeline Corp. v. Alaska Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 711 P.2d 1170 (Alaska 1986). “Pursuant to AS 42.06.610, the APUC is authorized to allocate costs incurred in a “proceeding held under this chapter” among the parties to the proceeding, including the APUC.”
In the Matter of the Prot. Proceedings of Vernon H., 332 P.3d 565 (Alaska 2014). “Similarly, AS 42.06.610 provides that "the commission may reallocate the cost of the proceeding [under the Pipeline Act] among the parties, including the commission, as is just under the circumstances.”
Homer Elec. Ass'n v. State, Alaska Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 756 P.2d 874 (Alaska 1988). “In Amerada Hess, we *879 held that the term “costs,” as used in AS 42.06.610, includes fees paid to temporary private counsel retained on a contract basis by the APUC in connection with proceedings under the Pipeline Act.”
— Alaska Stat. § 42.06.610(a) — 1 case
Homer Elec. Ass'n v. State, Alaska Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 756 P.2d 874 (Alaska 1988). “In Amerada Hess, we *879 held that the term “costs,” as used in AS 42.06.610, includes fees paid to temporary private counsel retained on a contract basis by the APUC in connection with proceedings under the Pipeline Act.”
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