SECTION 5. APPLICATION

.01 The utility will be treated as not recognizing gross income upon:

(1) the receipt of a financing order that creates an intangible property right in the amount of transition costs that may be recovered through securitization;

(2) the receipt of cash or other valuable consideration in exchange for the transfer of that property right to a financing entity; or

(3) the receipt of cash or other valuable consideration in exchange for securitized evidences of indebtedness issued by the financing entity.

.02 The securitized evidences of indebtedness described in Section 4.04 will be treated as obligations of the utility.

.03 The non-bypassable charges are gross income to the utility recognized under the utility’s usual method of accounting.