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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="17-205" title_number="17" title_name="Commission" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Legal and Financial Affairs">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “product” or “technology” does not include water or sewer service provided as part of the primary mission of the Commission in the sanitary district or through systems connected directly to and operated as part of the water and sewer system in the sanitary district.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Commission may sell, lease, or license to the public, or enter into a contract concerning:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>any product or technology that is produced or developed by the Commission in the normal course of operations, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>any service directly related to a product or technology described in item (1) of this subsection; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>any system, service, expertise, intellectual property, or technique developed, owned, or controlled by or under the jurisdiction of the Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commission may adopt a price structure for an item described in subsection (b) of this section based on any factors that the Commission considers relevant, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the costs of creating, developing, reproducing, and delivering the product or technology;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>overhead and labor costs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the fair market value of the product or technology.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission shall account for expenditures and revenues resulting from sales under this section by establishing a separate set of accounts.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The accounts established under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be itemized and included in the Commission’s annual budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Commission shall use any net revenues earned from projects and contracts entered into under this section to stabilize or reduce rates and to reduce debt.</text>
  </level>
</section>
