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Label:
Administrative rules adopted by City Administrator (ARCA)
Policy category
Policy number
LIC-5.03
Purpose
This administrative rule identifies the type of entities that are utilities which are excluded from the definition of Large Retailer for purposes of the Clean Energy Surcharge.
Policy
PCC 7.02.100 N.4.c. exempts from the definition of Large Retailer "any entity operating a utility within the City." For purposes of this rule, "utility" includes only those entities defined in the Utility License Law (ULL) definitions section of PCC 7.14.040 I. "Utility" and those entities that provide the services listed in PCC 7.14.040 H., 1 through 8.
Example 1: Business A has two business lines (Component 1 and Component 2). Business A would otherwise meet the definition of Large Retailer, but Business A supplies electrical energy as a stand-alone component business (Component 1, a legally separate entity under a parent entity), and Component 1 is subject to ULL. Sales from Component 1 of Business A's operations are not Retail Sales and therefore not subject to CES. The second component (Component 2) of Business A's operations is also a stand-alone component business operating underneath the same parent entity. Component 2 is not subject to ULL. Component 2 does not provide services as enumerated in PCC 7.14.040 H. Component 2 engages in Retail Sales and by itself meets the definition of Large Retailer. Component 2 is subject to CES.
Example 2: Business B has a single line of operations with Retail Sales. Business B meets the definition of Large Retailer. PCC 7.14.040 I. defines Business B as a "Utility," but Business B sells "cable television services," as defined in PCC 7.14.040 H.1., which makes Business B not subject to ULL. Even though Business B is not subject to ULL, Business B provides services as enumerated in PCC 7.14.040 H., 1. through 8. Business B is not subject to CES.
References
Portland City Code (PCC) 7.02.100
History
Adopted by Director of Revenue Division September 10, 2019.
Filed for inclusion in PPD June 12, 2020.
Amended by Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2025.