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H0059............................................................by LINFORD
ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING - STUDY - Appropriating moneys to the
Legislative Council to retain a consultant to study the effects of
restructuring the electric utility industry.
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AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Barrett, Bell, Bieter,
Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Deal,
Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh,
Linford, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail,
Watson, Wheeler, Williams, Wood, Zimmermann
NAYS -- Stoicheff
Absent and excused -- Cuddy, Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Linford
Title apvd - to Senate
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AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs,
Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs,
Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--Hawkins
Absent and excused--Bunderson, Parry
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
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03/18 To Governor
03/23 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 200
Effective: 03/23/99
H0059|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 59 BY LINFORD 1 AN ACT 2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR 3 RETAINING A CONSULTANT TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF RESTRUCTURING THE ELECTRIC 4 UTILITY INDUSTRY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Legislative Council 7 $75,000 from the General Fund to be expended for the period on and after the 8 effective date of this act until November 30, 2000, and shall be utilized to 9 retain a consultant or consultants to assist the Committee appointed by the 10 Legislative Council to study the possible restructuring of the electric util- 11 ity industry. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 12 unexpended moneys appropriated pursuant to this act need not be encumbered at 13 the end of the fiscal year. 14 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 15 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 16 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 08438
This legislation appropriates $75,000 from the General Fund to
the Legislative Council for the purpose of retaining a consultant
to assist the Committee on Electric Utilities Restructuring, which
was created by the adoption of a separate concurrent resolution.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be a fiscal impact of $75,000 to the state General
Fund over a two year period.
CONTACT: Senator Jerry Twiggs
332-1300
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 5