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Second Substitute S.B. 250
Senator Leonard M. Blackham proposes to substitute the following bill:
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ELECTRICAL DEREGULATION AND CUSTOMER
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CHOICE TASK FORCE AMENDMENTS
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2000 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups
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AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL; ADDRESSING FREQUENCY OF
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MEETINGS OF THE ELECTRICAL DEREGULATION AND CUSTOMER CHOICE TASK
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FORCE; ADDRESSING DUTIES OF THE TASK FORCE; REAUTHORIZING THE
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ELECTRICAL DEREGULATION AND CUSTOMER CHOICE TASK FORCE; AND MAKING
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TECHNICAL CHANGES.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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AMENDS:
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54-7-12.5, as enacted by Chapter 62, Laws of Utah 1999
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63-55b-154, as enacted by Chapter 62, Laws of Utah 1999
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
54-7-12.5
is amended to read:
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54-7-12.5. Electric Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force.
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(1) (a) There is reauthorized the Electric Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force
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created by Chapter 176, Laws of Utah 1997, consisting of the following members:
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(i) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than three
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of whom may be from the same political party; and
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(ii) seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House
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of Representatives, no more than five of whom may be from the same political party.
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(b) (i) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under
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Subsection (1)(a)(i) as a cochair of the task force.
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(ii) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
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of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) as a cochair of the task force.
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(c) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
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interim committees.
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(d) [(i)] The task force [shall] may meet [at least twice each year, but may meet quarterly]
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as often as twice a month, if the chairs determine that the [additional] meetings are needed.
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[(ii) If the chairs determine that the task force should meet more than quarterly each year,
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the chairs of the task force may ask for approval of additional meetings from the Legislative
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Management Committee.]
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(e) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force shall be paid in accordance with
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Section
36-2-2
and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
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(f) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
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the task force.
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(2) The task force shall:
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(a) prepare legislation that S [
implements a
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INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT AN
s electrical
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restructuring plan to be presented to the
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Legislature for consideration during the 2001 Annual General Session S
UNLESS IT IS NOT IN
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UTAH'S BEST INTEREST
s ;
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(b) monitor the implementation of the legislation described in Subsection (2)(a), if passed
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by the Legislature;
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[(a)] (c) study [possible] electrical restructuring in and its effects on Utah;
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[(b)] (d) remain informed about developments in electrical restructuring on the federal
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level and in other states; and
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[(c)] (e) monitor states that have implemented an electrical restructuring plan to learn from
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the experiences of those states.
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(3) In addition to the assistance of the Public Service Commission under Section
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54-7-12.7
, the task force may request assistance from public and private resources as part of its
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study.
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(4) The task force shall report at least annually to the Public Utilities and Technology
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Interim Committee.
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Section 2.
Section
63-55b-154
is amended to read:
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63-55b-154. Repeal dates -- Title 54.
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Sections
54-7-12.5
and
54-7-12.7
are repealed November 30, [2000] 2002.
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