Legislature(2007 - 2008)HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/13/2007 01:30 PM House FINANCE
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HB229 | |
HB152 | |
HB133 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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+ | HB 133 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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+= | HB 28 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | HB 229 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | HB 152 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HOUSE BILL NO. 28 "An Act requiring retail suppliers of electricity to disclose sources of electricity to consumers." REPRESENTATIVE JAY RAMRAS, sponsor, addressed concerns raised by a drafting error. Amendment #2 will address a concern about exempting small utilities and will delete wording to correct a drafting error. 1:48:35 PM Representative Gara MOVED to ADOPT Amendment #1: Page 1, line 1, following "sources of electricity": Insert "and emissions" Page 1, line 13, following "sources": Insert "and emissions" Page 2, following line 5: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 42.05.695, as enacted by sec. 2 of this Act, is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (c) The retail supplier shall disclose to the consumer the supplier's best estimate of carbon dioxide emissions per billion BTU or other unit of energy output that is understandable by consumers." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 2, following line 29: Insert a new bill section to read: "*Sec. 7. Section 3 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2009." Representative Gara explained that the amendment would provide information to consumers about carbon dioxide emissions. It would also delay the effective date for Section 3 for another year. Representative Ramras preferred the bill to stand as it is without the amendment. Representative Gara argued in support of the amendment. 1:51:29 PM Representative Kelly spoke in support of the bill and against the amendment. Co-Chair Meyer MAINTAINED his OBJECTION. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. IN FAVOR: Gara OPPOSED: Stoltze, Thomas, Hawker, Kelly, Meyer Representatives Crawford, Foster, Joule, Nelson, and Chenault were absent for the vote. The MOTION FAILED (1-5). Co-Chair Meyer MOVED to ADOPT Amendment #2: Page 2, following line 5: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) An electric utility that does not gross more than $5,000,000 annually is exempt from the provisions of this section." Page 2, lines 21 - 25: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Hawker OBJECTED. Representative Ramras explained that this amendment addresses a concern brought forth by Representative Hawker. It exempts utilities that do not gross more than $5 million a year. Representative Kelly commented that rural power is the most expensive power produced. He agreed to try the exemption. Representative Hawker WITHDREW his objection. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. 1:56:37 PM Vice Chair Stoltze MOVED to REPORT CSHB 28 (FIN) out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. CSHB 28 (FIN) was REPORTED out of Committee with a "no recommendation" and with fiscal note #1 by the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. 1:57:57 PM
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