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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 - 2005
IN 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