                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 56-523)

The words &#8220;utilities&#8221; or &#8220;public utilities&#8221; when used in
this chapter shall be construed to mean any person, partnership, association or
corporation, engaged in the business of furnishing electric power, water, light,
heat, gas, transportation or communication, or any one or more of them, to the
people of Virginia.
		&#8220;Net income&#8221; with respect to operation of a utility by the
Commonwealth shall be construed to mean the gross revenues derived from such
operation after deducting therefrom:

1. The costs of operation and maintenance of the utility,

2. The amount of depreciation during the time of such operation based on the
amount allowed in the utility&#8217;s federal income tax return,

3. Federal, state, and local taxes which would be payable by the utility, if the
properties were operated by it,

4. Interest on the indebtedness of the utility, and

5. Payments for the cost of insurance.
			All of such items shall be prorated on an annual basis in proportion to the
time the plant is operated by the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1952, c. 696.