Ohio Supreme Court delays collection of $170 million in fees involving House Bill 6

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday postponed the collection of $170 million in fees involving House Bill 6, a move stemming from the legal fight over how state regulators set up charges to customers stemming from the tainted legislation.

The state’s high court ruled on litigation brought by the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association that challenged how the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio implemented the fees. The manufacturers’ group called the charges “unlawful, unjust and unreasonable.”

It has claimed that the fee structure of House Bill 6, a $1 billion bailout of two nuclear plants, will harm large businesses. The bill, which became law last year, is the focus of a federal bribery investigation.

The ruling means that the charges, set to begin next week, likely will be postponed until the justices make their decision. That could take two months or more.

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