yes laws are subject to interpretation - but reasonable and not absurd interpretation, otherwise it would be mockery.  it is readily apparent that the ag was attempting to do the gov a favor by coming up with that ridiculous interpretation.  the gov was trying to meddle in the puc to achieve a certain result.  is this proper?  strange that the merger decision by the puc was delayed when iwase initially stated the a decision was to be made before jun 30, but when questioned by tv reported he declined to say why.  hence, there was a conspiracy initiated by the gov to influence the merger decision by the puc. something smells.