General rate proceedings—Burden of proof.
Public service companies and the petitioner seeking to establish or modify tariff rates for marine pilotage services bear the burden of proof in the general rate proceedings described in RCW
80.04.130 or
81.04.130. The burden of proof includes the burden of going forward with evidence and the burden of persuasion. The commission will consider the company's or petitioner's initial filing and any supplemental filings the commission authorized to be the company's or petitioner's full direct case in support of its rate change request for purposes of deciding any prehearing motion to dismiss under WAC
480-07-380.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
80.01.040,
80.04.160,
81.116.020, and
81.116.900. WSR 19-11-012 (Docket TP-180402, General Order R-596), § 480-07-540, filed 5/3/19, effective 6/3/19. Statutory Authority: RCW
80.01.040 and
80.04.160. WSR 18-18-041 (Docket A-130355, General Order R-592), § 480-07-540, filed 8/29/18, effective 9/29/18; WSR 03-24-028 (General Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-07-540, filed 11/24/03, effective 1/1/04.]