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HCR016.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE - Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of environment, energy and technology related issues. 02/16 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/17 Rpt prt - to Env 02/25 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/04 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 65-0-5 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Black, Deal, Loertscher, Ring, Mr. Speaker Floor Sponsor - Eskridge Title apvd - To Senate 03/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff 03/30 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord 03/31 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 32-0-3 AYES -- Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Andreason, Darrington, Pearce Floor Sponsor - Hill Title apvd - to House 03/31 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed 04/01 Pres signed - To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 16 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO 3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY. 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 2004 which would have provided for the restructuring of the electric 7 utility and energy industries in this country; and 8 WHEREAS, Idaho currently enjoys low electric rates compared to the rest of 9 the nation, mainly because of our hydropower base; and 10 WHEREAS, while there may be some benefits to a competitive electric util- 11 ity industry, there have been some large unintended consequences to the 12 ratepayers and the citizens of the state given the California energy crisis 13 and the Enron collapse; and 14 WHEREAS, on July 31, 2002, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 15 announced a series of broad proposals to reform the wholesale power genera- 16 tion, trading and transmission markets known as Standard Market Design; and 17 WHEREAS, the Standard Market Design proposal has been repudiated and is 18 opposed in most southern and western states and fails to recognize the dis- 19 tinct nature of the Northwest electricity grid, including the significant 20 reliance on coordinated hydro operations that are subject to various nonpower 21 obligations; and 22 WHEREAS, Idaho's water rights system is a complex system of management, 23 and electric utility restructuring or the Standard Market Design rules could 24 affect demand loads and river flows and have some large unintended conse- 25 quences if not managed properly. 26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session 27 of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the 28 Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to 29 appoint a Committee to undertake and complete a study of environment, energy 30 and technology related issues from both the statewide perspective and the 31 national perspective. The Committee is directed to involve representatives of 32 industry, agricultural groups, small businesses, consumers of electricity and 33 conservation interests. The Committee is also authorized to retain the ser- 34 vices of a consultant, within appropriated moneys, who is familiar with the 35 energy and technology industry and who can provide necessary economic or other 36 research that can assist the Committee and the Legislature in making an 37 informed decision on this most important topic. 38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee shall make a progress report to 39 the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature and shall 40 make a report detailing its findings, recommendations and proposed legisla- 41 tion, if any, to the First Regular Session of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legisla- 42 ture.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 14969 The purpose of this legislation is to allow the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to study the subjects of energy, environment and technology. The committee would be authorized to meet until November 30,2006. FISCAL IMPACT The cost of the meetings for the committee would be expected not to exceed $10,000. Contact Name: Rep. George Eskridge Phone: 332-1270 Name: Sen. Brent Hill Phone: 332-1374 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 16