(Salem, OR) -- The Oregon Legislature is considering a bill that would give the Public Utility Commission another way to limit price increases by utilities. Currently, the PUC evaluates a rate increase request based on the merits from the utility. Under the bill, the PUC would also be required to consider the economic impact based on unemployment, cost of living and income level of customers if the increase results in at least a two-and-a-half percent boost in the utility's revenue.