Legislature(2019 - 2020)
2020-02-26 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2020-02-26 House Journal Page 1700 HB 151 The House Special Committee on Energy considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 151 "An Act relating to the regulation of electric utilities and electric reliability organizations; and providing for an effective date." 2020-02-26 House Journal Page 1701 and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(ENE) "An Act relating to the creation and regulation of electric reliability organizations; relating to participation of electric utilities in electric reliability organizations; relating to duties of electric reliability organizations; providing for integrated resource planning; requiring project preapproval for certain interconnected large energy facilities; and providing for an effective date." The report was signed by Representative Hopkins, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Rauscher, Fields, Spohnholz, Zulkosky, Hopkins No recommendation (1): Pruitt A House Special Committee on Energy letter of intent for CSHB 151(ENE), signed by Representative Hopkins, Chair, follows: "It is the intent of the Thirty-First Alaska State Legislature that under HB 151, reliability standards, electric reliability organization (ERO) tariff standards, planning terms, and project pre-approval requirements will ultimately apply across the entire interconnected Railbelt electric energy network. Broad application is necessary to achieve the desired efficiencies and reliability for Alaskans within the Railbelt. HB 151 does not in any way affect or change the existing relationship between the RCA and the Bradley Lake project agreements, contracts, and amendments exempt under AS 42.05.431(c). It is, however, the intent of the Alaska State Legislature that after the Bradley Lake project debt is satisfied and the AS 42.05.431(c) exemption expires, those agreements, contracts, and amendments shall be subject to HB 151. Should Bradley Lake project agreements, contracts, and amendments receive a future extension of the AS 42.05.431(c) exemptions, the Thirty-First Alaska State Legislature urges consideration of the relationship between Bradley Lake and associated infrastructure and projects, the Railbelt network, and the electric reliability organization, 2020-02-26 House Journal Page 1702 and emphasizes the intent to subject all interconnected network users, owners, or operators to the reliability standards, an electric reliability organization tariff, planning, and project pre-approval requirements." The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 151(ENE): 1. Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development HB 151 was referred to the Resources Committee.