§ 114-a. Rates not to include cost of legislative lobbying. In
determining rates to be charged customers, the commission shall not
include the cost of legislative lobbying on behalf of any public utility
as part of any such utility's operational costs and the commission shall
not include the cost of membership dues for any organization,
association, institution, corporation or any other entity that engages
in legislative lobbying as part of any such utility's operational costs.
As used in this section, legislative lobbying shall mean and include any
attempt by any person on behalf of a public utility to influence the
passage or defeat of any legislation by either house of the legislature
or the congress, or the approval or disapproval of any legislation by
the governor; provided however, legislative lobbying shall not include
any appearance by any person on behalf of a public utility before a
committee of either house of the legislature or the congress where any
such appearance is at the request of any such committee.