No public utility may charge to its customers as a permissible operating expense for ratemaking purposes any portion or portions of the direct or indirect costs of meetings, conferences, seminars or other events conducted by the utility for its employees, managers or directors which portion or portions of such costs represent expenditures for activities or items unrelated to the business or civic purpose of the event, such as costs for entertainment, recreation, athletic activities, personal clothing or other personal effects.
66 Pa.C.S. § 1321