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Fla. Stat. § 350.001 (2025)
Legislative intent.
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350.001 Legislative intent.—The Florida Public Service Commission has been and shall continue to be an arm of the legislative branch of government. The Public Service Commission shall perform its duties independently. It is the desire of the Legislature that the Governor participate in the appointment process of commissioners to the Public Service Commission. The Legislature accordingly delegates to the Governor a limited authority with respect to the Public Service Commission by authorizing him or her to participate in the selection of members only in the manner prescribed by s. 350.031.
History.—s. 1, ch. 78-426; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 6, ch. 87-50; s. 527, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 2005-132.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Citizens of the State of Florida, etc. v. Florida Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 146 So. 3d 1143 (Fla. 2014).
Citizens of the State of Florida, etc. v. Florida Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 146 So. 3d 1143 (Fla. 2014). “Pursuant to section 350.001, Florida Statutes, titled “Legislative intent,” the Commission is an arm of the legislative branch and shall perform its duties independently.”
Comm'n on Ethics v. Sullivan, 489 So. 2d 10 (Fla. 1986). “1969), the legislature has declared it to be a legislative branch entity, § 350.001, Fla. Stat. (1983). Nevertheless, the PSC has been required to adhere to the Administrative Procedures Act.”
State Ex Rel. Bruce v. Kiesling, 632 So. 2d 601 (Fla. 1994). “§ 350.001, Fla. Stat. (1993). The Legislature therefore has the authority to establish how Commission members will be selected.”
S. All. for Clean Energy v. Graham, 113 So. 3d 742 (Fla. 2013). “Technically speaking, the Legislature in this case has not delegated its power to another branch, as the Public Service Commission "has been and shall continue to be an arm of the legislative branch of government," § 350.001, Fla. Stat. (2010). But "some of the functions given…”
Chiles v. Psc Nominating Council, 573 So. 2d 829 (Fla. 1991). “Section 350.001, Florida Statutes (1989), provides: The Florida Public Service Commission has been and shall continue to be an arm of the legislative branch of government.”
Tampa Elec. Co. v. Garcia, 767 So. 2d 428 (Fla. 2000). “[13] § 350.001, Fla. Stat. (1997). [14] Ch. 73-33, § 1 at 73, Laws of Fla.”
Davis v. S. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 755 F. Supp. 1532 (S.D. Fla. 1991). “In this case, it is undisputed that on January 27, 1983, the PSC issued an Order which suspended, pending hearing, the implementation of the new charges, including the unbundled IWMS charges, proposed by Southern Bell to the PSC on November 23, 1982 (“1982 Rate Case”).”
Floridians Against Increased Rates, Inc. v. Gary F. Clark, etc. (Fla. 2023). “Our dissenting colleagues are correct that the Commission is an “arm of the legislative branch of government,” section 350.001, Florida Statutes (2021), but it does not follow from that observation that we can wash our hands of the judicial review that is our constitutional…”
Off. of Pub. Couns. v. Florida Pub. Serv. Comm'n, Pluris Wedgefield, LLC. (Fla. 1st DCA 2024). “§ 350.001, Fla. Stat. (“The Florida Public Service Commission has been and shall continue to be an arm of the legislative branch of government.”
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