Public Agency includes which entity?

• A. Any state, county, district, authority, or municipal officer, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law including the Commission on Ethics, the Public Service Commission, and the Office of Public Counsel.
• B. Only federal agencies.
• C. Any private company acting on behalf of the public.
• D. Private individuals.

Answer: (A)

Public Agency covers governmental units created by law at all levels—state, county, district, authority, or municipal—along with their officers, departments, divisions, boards, bureaus, commissions, or other separate units. The phrase "including" signals this is a broad definition and can encompass entities such as the Commission on Ethics, the Public Service Commission, and the Office of Public Counsel, among others. This breadth is what makes the option the best fit: it identifies the kinds of bodies that operate as government entities, not private organizations or individuals. The other choices fall short because they limit to federal agencies, or describe private companies or private individuals, which are not public agencies.