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HCR002...........................................................by LINFORD
ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY - STUDY - Authorizing the Legislative Council to
appoint a committee to study electric utility restructuring.
01/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/11 Rpt prt - to St Aff
01/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/18 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, 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, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo,
Robison, Sellman, Smith, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor,
Tippets, (Miller)(Trail), Watson, Wheeler, Williams, Wood,
Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Kjellander, Sali, Schaefer, Tilman
Floor Sponsor - Linford & Cuddy
Title apvd - to Senate
01/19 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/03 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
02/04 10th ord - ADOPTED - 33-0-2
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Ipsen, Twiggs
Floor Sponsor - Lee
Title apvd - to House
02/05 To enrol
02/08 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/09 Pres signed
02/10 To Secretary of State
HCR002|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2 BY LINFORD 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO 3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO STUDY ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING. 4 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 5 WHEREAS, there were numerous bills introduced in Congress from 1996 6 through 1998 which would have provided for the restructuring of the electric 7 utility industry in this country; and 8 WHEREAS, there are aggregators who are aggressively trying to find custom- 9 ers to purchase electric energy from them; and 10 WHEREAS, Idaho currently enjoys low electric rates compared to the rest of 11 the nation, mainly because of our hydropower base; and 12 WHEREAS, some states, including California, have passed legislation to 13 restructure the electric utility industry in those states; and 14 WHEREAS, there are some benefits to a competitive electric utility indus- 15 try, there may be some large unintended consequences to the ratepayers and the 16 citizens of the state if such a move is not carefully thought out and planned; 17 and 18 WHEREAS, it is not the intent of the Legislature to have big winners and 19 big losers as far as classes of electric customers go if the electric utility 20 industry is restructured; and 21 WHEREAS, there have been many worthwhile social programs included in an 22 electric utility's rate base such as fish mitigation, weatherization and low- 23 income assistance programs, and the Legislature would not like to see those 24 lost by a restructuring; and 25 WHEREAS, Idaho's water rights system is a complex system of management, 26 and electric utility restructuring could affect demand loads and river flows 27 and have some large unintended consequences if not managed properly. 28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session 29 of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the 30 Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to 31 appoint a Committee to undertake and review the potential restructuring of the 32 electric utility industry from both the statewide perspective and the national 33 perspective. The Committee is directed to involve representatives of industry, 34 agricultural groups, small businesses, consumers of electricity and conserva- 35 tion interests. The Committee is also authorized to retain the services of a 36 consultant, within appropriated moneys, who is familiar with the electric 37 utility industry and who can provide necessary economic or other research that 38 can assist the Committee and the Legislature in making an informed decision on 39 this most important topic. 40 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the Committee may be 41 appointed by the cochairs of the Committee who are appointed by the Legisla- 42 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory Committee shall not be 43 reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and 44 shall not have voting privileges regarding the Committee's recommendations or 2 1 proposed legislation. 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee shall make a progress report to 3 the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature and shall make 4 a report detailing its findings, recommendations and proposed legislation, if 5 any, to the First Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature.