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SB 123                                                                                                                        
Message dated March 19 was read stating the House passed and                                                                    
returned for consideration CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 123(RBE)                                                                      
"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" with the following amendment:                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 123(RBE) am H "An                                                                              
          Act relating to electric and telephone cooperatives;                                                                  
          relating to telephone service and related                                                                             
          telecommunications services; 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."                                                                                     
          (Title Change HCR 18)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman moved the Senate concur in the House amendment.                                                                 
Senator Begich objected, then withdrew his objection.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                                                       
amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 123(RBE) am H                                                                                                              
Shall the Senate Concur in the                                                                                                  
House Amendment to CSSB 123(RBE)?                                                                                               
Effective Dates                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman,                                                                 
Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche, Olson, Revak, Shower, Stedman, Stevens,                                                              
von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Costello, Hughes, Reinbold                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting                                                              
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 123(RBE) am H "An Act relating to                                                                        
electric and telephone cooperatives; relating to telephone service and                                                          
related telecommunications services; 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."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on                                                                   
concurrence be considered the vote on the effective date clauses.                                                               
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment with a Legislative                                                        
Letter of Intent.