Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Public Utilities Commission

Plaintiffs-appellees, Mountain States Legal Foundation and Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, commenced separate actions in the trial court challenging Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decisions which established a reduced gas rate for low-income elderly and low-income disabled persons. The trial court entered a judgment which set aside these decisions. It held that the adoption of this special reduced rate exceeded the PUC’s authority under Article XXV of the Colorado Constitution and violated section 40-3-106(1), C.R.S. 1973. The appellant PUC and intervenor-appellant Mountain…