Section 407-840-7 - SOURCE OF FUNDINGA.Investor-Owned Public Utility Initiated Adjudicatory Proceedings. For adjudicatory proceedings initiated by an investor-owned public utility, as determined by the Commission, funding may be provided through filing fees, utility payments subject to recovery, the regulatory fund, funds from administrative penalties, or any other funding source authorized by statute.B.Consumer-Owned Public Utility Initiated Adjudicatory Proceedings. For adjudicatory proceedings initiated by a consumer-owned public utility, as determined by the Commission, funding may be provided through the regulatory fund, funds from administrative penalties, or any other funding source authorized by statute.C.Water Utility Exception. For Commission proceedings involving a water utility, funding shall be provided through administrative penalties or any other funding source authorized by statute.D.Commission Initiated Proceedings. For Commission initiated proceedings, funding may be provided through the regulatory fund, funds from administrative penalties, or any other funding source authorized by statute.65-407 C.M.R. ch. 840, § 7