Attorney general's duty to represent certain utility customers in matters before the Public Utilities Commission and in federal proceedings repealed, and conforming statutory change made.

HF 3674 repeals Minnesota Statutes section 8.33, which required the Attorney General to represent certain utility customers before the Public Utilities Commission and in federal proceedings. This procedural bill eliminates the state's obligation for the Attorney General to advocate on behalf of residential and small business utility consumers in these specific regulatory contexts. The repeal does not change substantive utility regulations or create new requirements. It is a straightforward statutory correction to remove an existing duty.