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H0188......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - EMPLOYEES - Amends existing law to provide
that the pipeline safety specialist, employed by the Public Utilities
Commission, shall be a nonclassified employee.
02/08 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/09 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 59-0-11
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Hadley,
Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Kellogg,
Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Roberts,
Sali, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan, Tilman,
Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Ellsworth, Gagner, Gould, Jones, Langford,
Montgomery, Ridinger, Robison, Schaefer, Smith, Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsor -- Campbell
Title apvd - to Senate
02/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/01 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Branch(Bartlett), Boatright, Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin,
Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Williams
Floor Sponsor -- Richardson
Title apvd - to House
03/19 To enrol
03/20 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/21 Pres signed - to Governor
03/22 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 108
Effective: 03/22/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 188
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION; AMENDING SECTION 61-206, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PIPELINE SAFETY SPECIALIST OF THE PUBLIC UTILI-
4 TIES COMMISSION SHALL BE A NONCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE; AND DECLARING AN EMER-
5 GENCY.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 61-206, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 61-206. EMPLOYEES. (1) The commission shall have power to employ, during
10 its pleasure, such officers, experts, engineers, statisticians, accountants,
11 inspectors, clerks and employees as it may deem necessary to carry out the
12 provisions of this act or to perform the duties and exercise the powers con-
13 ferred by law upon the commission.
14 (2) In addition to the number of nonclassified employees provided by
15 other provisions of law, the commission shall have the authority to employ not
16 more than three (3) nonclassified employees as regulatory policy strategists
17 reporting directly to the commission and one (1) nonclassified pipeline safety
18 specialist.
19 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
20 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
21 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10826
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission to employ a non-classified employee as the
inspector for the State Pipeline Safety Inspection Program.
This legislation shall be effective upon passage and approval.
FISCAL NOTE
There should be no adverse impact on the general fund or other state
government funds. The U.S. Office of Pipeline Safety (USDOT) will
partially reimburse the Commission (by approximately 40-50%) for the
cost of the pipeline safety program. The remaining costs will come
from the Public Utilities Commission fund. This legislation will not
cause an increase in the maximum assessment level or an increase in
utility rates. The Commission intends to convert a currently unfilled
classified position to the non-classified Pipeline Safety Specialist
position.
Contact
NAME: Ron Law, Executive Administrator
AGENCY: Public Utilities Commission
PHONE: 334-0330
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 18