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HCR062....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
INTEGRATED STATE ENERGY PLAN - Stating findings of the Legislature and
requesting the Legislative Council Interim Committee on Energy, Environment
and Technology to develop an integrated energy plan that provides for the
state's power generation needs and protects the health and safety of the
citizens of Idaho, and to report to the Legislature.
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/10 Rpt prt - to Env
03/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/21 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 67-1-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao,
Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon,
Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews,
McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett
Absent and excused -- Bedke, Snodgrass
Floor Sponsor - Ellsworth
Title apvd - To Senate
03/22 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/28 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett(Clark),
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - President Pro Tempore Geddes
Title apvd - to House
03/29 To enrol
03/30 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/31 Pres signed - To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 62
BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL INTERIM
3 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED
4 STATE ENERGY PLAN THAT PROVIDES FOR THE STATE'S POWER GENERATION NEEDS AND
5 PROTECTS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF IDAHO AND TO INVOLVE
6 REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY,
7 THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY, THE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY AND STATE AGENCIES
8 IN ITS STUDY AND INQUIRY AND TO REPORT BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE.
9 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 WHEREAS, in 2005, the Legislature adopted House Concurrent Resolution No.
11 16 which authorized the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to under-
12 take and complete a study of energy, environment and technology related issues
13 from both the statewide perspective and the national perspective and to submit
14 a final report to the First Regular Session of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legisla-
15 ture; and
16 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho needs to have an integrated state energy plan
17 that provides for the state's power generation needs and protects the health
18 and safety of the citizens of Idaho, and the products produced in this state;
19 and
20 WHEREAS, the Interim Committee on Energy, Environment and Technology may
21 be requested to meet before the end of the 2006 regular legislative session to
22 begin to develop recommendations relating to an integrated energy plan; and
23 WHEREAS, the Interim Committee on Energy, Environment and Technology needs
24 to identify existing air and water quality standards and to determine which
25 air and water quality and siting standards apply to certain in-state coal
26 fired power plants as part of an integrated Idaho state energy plan; and
27 WHEREAS, Idaho has firm power needs in the near future, and the Legisla-
28 ture and state government should work to ensure that those needs are met; and
29 WHEREAS, it is the goal of the Legislature to establish Idaho's air qual-
30 ity standards for certain coal fired power plants to maintain the health,
31 safety and welfare of Idaho's citizens, the quality and financial security of
32 existing agricultural businesses and industries, the economic growth of the
33 state of Idaho, and the environmental quality and natural resources of this
34 state.
35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
36 sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
37 the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council Interim Committee
38 on Energy, Environment and Technology is requested to develop an integrated
39 state energy plan that provides for the state's power generation needs and
40 protects the health and safety of the citizens of Idaho, and the products pro-
41 duced in this state.
42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Council Interim Committee on
43 Energy, Environment and Technology is requested to consider the air and water
44 quality impacts, effects on existing industries, and allocation of water
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1 resources with regard to energy development.
2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Committee on Energy, Environment
3 and Technology is requested to involve representatives of local government,
4 business, agriculture and industry, the environmental community, the health
5 care community and state agencies in its study and inquiry, and to make a
6 report of its findings, recommendations and suggested legislation, if any, to
7 the First Regular Session of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, including a
8 recommendation as to whether the Interim Committee on Energy, Environment and
9 Technology should be reappointed by the Legislative Council following the 2007
10 legislative session to continue its study and inquiry.
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REVISED
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16229C1
This resolution requests the legislative Council Interim
Committee on Energy, Environment and Technology to develop an
integrated state energy plan that provides for the state s power
generation needs and protects the health and safety of the
citizens of Idaho, and to report back to the Governor and the
Legislature on its findings and recommendations.
FISCAL NOTE
The Legislative Council Interim Committee on Energy, Environment
and Technology has already been appointed to serve until
December 1, 2006. This resolution would focus the committee s
inquiry upon an integrated state energy plan, and, as such, may
require the committee to seek consultant services from
independent experts. Estimates of possible cost for such
services range from $100,000 to $300,000. Any necessary funds
for legislator travel and per diem expense would be paid from
the existing legislative appropriation, and funding for staff
support would be provided from the existing appropriation to the
Legislative Council for the Legislative Services Office.
Contact: Rep. Bruce Newcomb, Speaker
Reps. Denney, Moyle, Ellsworth, Jaquet, Martinez
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 62