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SCS HB 236(RES): "An Act relating to a study by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority of the feasibility of constructing and operating certain natural gas, propane air, or manufactured gas public utility facilities; and providing for an effective date."

00 SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 236(RES) 01 "An Act relating to a study by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority 02 of the feasibility of constructing and operating certain natural gas, propane air, or 03 manufactured gas public utility facilities; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 06 to read: 07 PUBLIC UTILITY FEASIBILITY STUDY. (a) The Alaska Industrial Development 08 and Export Authority shall conduct a study of the feasibility of constructing and operating 09 facilities to provide natural gas, propane air, or manufactured gas public utility service under 10 Regulatory Commission of Alaska Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 572 11 to the unified municipalities of Juneau and Sitka, the boroughs of Haines, Ketchikan, Kodiak, 12 and Yakutat, the cities of Angoon, Cordova, Craig, Kake, Klawock, Petersburg, Skagway, 13 Valdez, and Wrangell, and the communities of Klukwan and Metlakatla if 14 (1) a person interested in constructing and operating the facilities requests the

01 study on or before July 1, 2001; and 02 (2) the person requesting the study pays all costs of conducting the study and 03 preparing the report required under (b) of this section. 04 (b) If a study is conducted under (a) of this section, a report describing the scope of 05 the study and setting out conclusions and recommendations shall be delivered to the 06 legislature on or before January 15, 2002. 07 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).