(1) Preparing a budget for the section for submission by the director of the section to the director of utilities to secure the necessary appropriations to finance the activities of the section;
(2) Investigating the rates and auditing the books and records of any electric utility other than transportation utilities, municipal electric systems, and electric membership corporations when so directed by the director of utilities;
(3) Appearing in any proceeding to determine rates of an electric utility. In such capacity, the section shall:
(A) Form an independent evaluation concerning whether the electric utility rates in question are just and reasonable;
(B) Present testimony by its employees or specially retained experts concerning the electric utility rates in question;
(C) Provide to the commission all technical assistance, data, and calculations concerning the electric utility rates in question, as the commission may require;
(D) Assist the commission in any judicial review of a commission determination of the rates of an electric utility; and
(E) When it will not interfere with the section's participation in utility rate proceedings, perform such other duties regarding any utility matter which the director of utilities may establish.
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