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HOUSE BILL NO. 544

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H0544..............................................................by CLARK
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS - UTILITIES - Adds to existing law to provide that a
political subdivision may contract with any other political subdivision or
a regulated public utility to cooperate in the provision of public or
private utility services on a collaborative basis, to provide types of
collaboration and to provide methods and practices.

01/29    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/30    Rpt prt - to St Aff

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H0544


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 544

                                         BY CLARK

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO CONTRACTS OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND UTILITIES; AMENDING  CHAP-
 3        TER  23,  TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 67-2332A,
 4        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY CONTRACT WITH  ANY
 5        OTHER  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR A REGULATED PUBLIC UTILITY TO COOPERATE IN
 6        THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE UTILITY  SERVICES  ON  A  COLLABORATIVE
 7        BASIS,  PROVIDING  TYPES OF COLLABORATION, AND PROVIDING METHODS AND PRAC-
 8        TICES.

 9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

10        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 23, Title 67, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
11    hereby  amended  by  the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION , to be
12    known and designated as Section 67-2332A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

13        67-2332A.  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION CONTRACTS --  UTILITIES.  Notwithstanding
14    any  other  provision  of law, any political subdivision of the state of Idaho
15    may contract, by written agreement, with any other  political  subdivision  of
16    the  state of Idaho or with any regulated public utility in the state of Idaho
17    to cooperate in the provision of public or private utility services on a  col-
18    laborative  basis.  Such  collaboration  may  include joint service provision,
19    joint billing and/or collection, cooperation in the initiation or  termination
20    of  service,  and  such other measures as might be developed to facilitate the
21    cost-effective provision of public utility service to residential and business
22    customers. Such cooperation shall allow use of methods and  practices  in  any
23    such  joint  undertaking  which  could  be  employed by any single participant
24    therein acting alone.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





                           STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                 RS 07689
    
    This legislation would allow a political subdivision to contract 
    with another public subdivision or a regulated public utility to 
    cooperate in the provision of public or private utility services on 
    a collaborative basis.
    
                               FISCAL NOTE
    
    No fiscal impact
    
    CONTACT: Representative Jim Clark
       332-1000
    
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
    
    Bill No. H 544