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03/22/2011 03:00 PM House ENERGY
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| HJR23 | |
| HCR9 | |
| Adjourn |
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| *+ | HJR 20 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HJR 23 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HCR 9 | TELECONFERENCED | |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
March 22, 2011
3:06 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Neal Foster, Co-Chair
Representative Lance Pruitt, Co-Chair
Representative Bob Lynn
Representative Dan Saddler
Representative Pete Petersen
Representative Chris Tuck
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Kurt Olson
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20
Urging the President of the United States, the United States
Congress, and the Secretary of the United States Department of
Agriculture not to implement protection of inventoried roadless
areas under the "roadless rule" or otherwise restrict the
development of necessary hydroelectric projects in the Tongass
National Forest and the Chugach National Forest.
- MOVED CSHJR 20(ENE) OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23
Urging the United States Congress to classify hydroelectric
power as a renewable and alternative energy source.
- HEARD & HELD
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9
Establishing in the Alaska State Legislature the Alaska Working
Group on Interstate Energy Production.
- MOVED HCR 9 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HJR 20
SHORT TITLE: ROADLESS RULE & CHUGACH AND TONGASS HYDRO
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) JOHANSEN
03/09/11 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/09/11 (H) ENE, RES
03/17/11 (H) ENE AT 3:00 PM BARNES 124
03/17/11 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard
03/22/11 (H) ENE AT 3:00 PM BARNES 124
BILL: HJR 23
SHORT TITLE: HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY
SPONSOR(s): ENERGY
03/16/11 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/16/11 (H) ENE
03/22/11 (H) ENE AT 3:00 PM BARNES 124
BILL: HCR 9
SHORT TITLE: STATE ENERGY PRODUCTION WORKING GROUP
SPONSOR(s): ENERGY
03/16/11 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/16/11 (H) ENE, FIN
03/22/11 (H) ENE AT 3:00 PM BARNES 124
WITNESS REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVE KYLE JOHANSEN
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Speaking as the prime sponsor, presented
HJR 20.
SHELLY WRIGHT, Executive Director
Southeast Conference
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HJR 20.
GARRY WHITE
Executive Director
Sitka Economic Development Association (SEDA)
Sitka, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HJR 20.
CHRISTOPHER BREWTON, Utility Director
Electric Department
City and Borough of Sitka
Sitka, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions during the hearing on
HJR 20.
HAP SYMMONDS, Chair
Board of Directors
Cordova Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Cordova, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HJR 20.
TIMOTHY ROONEY, Borough Manager
City and Borough of Wrangell; Second Vice-President
Southeast Conference; Alternate board member
Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA)
Wrangell, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HJR 20.
MARILYN LELAND, Executive Director
Alaska Power Association (APA)
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HJR 20.
CHARLES FREEMAN, Chair
Board of Directors
Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA)
Ketchikan, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HJR 20.
DIRK CRAFT, Staff
Representative Lance Pruitt; House Special Committee on Energy
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Introduced HJR 23 and HCR 9 on behalf of
the House Special Committee on Energy, Alaska State Legislature.
HAP SYMMONDS, Chair
Board of Directors
Cordova Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Cordova, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified during the hearing on HJR 20.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:06:11 PM
CO-CHAIR NEAL FOSTER called the House Special Committee on
Energy meeting to order at 3:06 p.m. Representatives Foster,
Pruitt, Petersen, and Saddler were present at the call to order.
Representatives Lynn and Tuck arrived as the meeting was in
progress.
HJR 20-ROADLESS RULE & CHUGACH AND TONGASS HYDRO
3:07:08 PM
REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER announced that the first order of business
would be HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20, Urging the President of
the United States, the United States Congress, and the Secretary
of the United States Department of Agriculture not to implement
protection of inventoried roadless areas under the "roadless
rule" or otherwise restrict the development of necessary
hydroelectric projects in the Tongass National Forest and the
Chugach National Forest.
3:07:47 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KYLE JOHANSEN, Alaska State Legislature, speaking
as the prime sponsor, presented HJR 20. Representative Johansen
advised HJR 20 was being presented to the committee because of
its relevance to energy policies. The resolution is specific to
the effects of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (roadless
rule) on the interconnection of Southeast hydroelectric (hydro)
projects to energy grids. However, his larger concern is about
energy assets statewide, and how to connect those to grids
considering the issues of land ownership surrounding upcoming
large hydro projects. Representative Johansen called attention
to page 1, line 7, of the resolution, and noted that inventoried
roadless areas constitute approximately 57 percent of the
acreage in the Tongass National Forest, and an additional 35
percent is defined as wilderness. Furthermore, federal law
states that the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
has the right to approve or disapprove road construction in the
Tongass and Chugach National Forests. As an example of the
impact of this situation, Representative Johansen stated that in
the '90s, a route was selected for the construction of the Swan
Lake/Lake Tyee intertie to connect two large dams and electrify
part of Southeast Alaska. The cost for the chosen route was
based on road access; however, litigation ensued and a new route
was selected with no road access, thus construction,
maintenance, and operation was supported by helicopter for a
much higher cost. He opined these decisions should not be made
by one person. Continuing to page 2, line 6, the resolution
indicates that 14 of the 15 hydro projects in the Tongass and
Chugach National Forest are subject to the protection of the
roadless rule. Constraints by the roadless rule can also affect
the issuance of hydro licenses by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC), and one of the goals of the resolution is to
clarify the effect of the roadless rule on projects that have
already been permitted.
3:14:37 PM
REPRESENTATIVE JOHANSEN reminded the committee that the
President has set a goal of having 25 percent of electrical
generation come from renewable sources by 2025 - although the
federal government does not recognize hydro power as renewable -
and the state goal is 50 percent renewable by 2025. However,
these goals are thwarted by the difficulties created by the
roadless rule, and other mechanisms that cause conflicts between
federal agencies.
3:17:01 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK asked whether the President's goal should be
added to the resolution.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHANSEN surmised this addition could be made by
this committee or by the House Resources Standing Committee.
3:18:19 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER referred to page 2, and asked for a brief
description of the 15 hydro projects in the Tongass and Chugach
National Forests.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHANSEN said he was unfamiliar with projects in
the Chugach National Forest; however, in Southeast there are:
Whitman Lake, two projects in Metlakatla, Blue Lake, and many
more potential sites. Southeast is perfect for hydro because of
its high alpine lakes that do not affect salmon.
3:20:46 PM
CO-CHAIR FOSTER opened public testimony.
3:21:02 PM
SHELLY WRIGHT, Executive Director, Southeast Conference,
referred members to her written comments provided in the
committee packet. In addition, she relayed a quote from a
proclamation by President [not provided] Roosevelt. Ms. Wright
stated that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has put a padlock
on communities and their progress. Furthermore, the U.S. Forest
Service (Forest Service), U. S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), is developing a proposed new planning rule containing
priorities for the conservation of trees, plants, animals, and
water. When asked about the importance of socioeconomic issues
and the science within the forest, representatives of the Forest
Service told her they have no influence over that. She noted
that the Forest Service owns 98 percent of the land, and said it
is important to "get our forest back." She remarked:
In the past 10 years Southeast Conference, in
partnership with many other agencies and
organizations, have put an extensive amount of effort
into the development of affordable, self-sustaining,
renewable, green, energy projects in our region. And
it is fairly obvious that the federal government,
controlling such vast amounts of the region, and the
energy resources within, and that access is critical
to this issue. It's equally obvious that during these
past few years the forest was adequately protected
during development of energy resources without the
roadless enforcement. We have managed to develop
several major hydro projects that are providing
affordable, renewable, green energy to a small portion
of our people. Unfortunately, we still have entire
communities paying up to 90 cents a kilowatt hour for
electricity. Our small businesses are the hardest hit
and, as you know, have quite a ripple effect in these
communities. Lack of access to land and the
paralyzing permitting process of the federal
government are killing our communities. People are
not able to heat their homes and turn on their lights,
much less start or maintain a business. A financial
obligation to heat schools and community buildings is
crippling in these communities, jobs are at a premium,
and there is no good news in sight.
MS. WRIGHT stated that two other hydro projects not mentioned by
Representative Johansen are the Angoon project at Thayer Lake
and the Kake-Petersburg Intertie project.
3:25:34 PM
GARRY WHITE, Executive Director, Sitka Economic Development
Association (SEDA), expressed his organization's support of the
resolution. He said SEDA has an active FERC permit to expand
the hydro capacity to Blue Lake dam, and the roadless rule is
hurting the project. Sitka is at the maximum capacity of
electricity that can be generated from its dams, and this
situation is inhibiting the growth of the fish processing
industry and new projects for the use of fish waste. In
addition, a shortage of power limits the quality of life for the
residents of Sitka. Mr. White opined the roadless rule is very
detrimental to the future of hydro projects in this area.
3:27:25 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER asked for more information on how this
policy is affecting the expansion of the Blue Lake hydro
project.
MR. WHITE explained there is an existing road to the Blue Lake
facility; however, the project will raise the existing dam by 83
feet, thus the level of the lake will then encumber Forest
Service property. Removal of the timber from the area that will
be flooded by the lake is in violation of the roadless rule and
FERC suggested that permission to harvest the trees must come
from the Secretary of Agriculture. If the trees are left
standing, the water will be turbid, and a filtration plant will
have to be built at a cost of millions of dollars.
3:29:43 PM
CHRISTOPHER BREWTON, Utility Director, Electric Department, City
and Borough of Sitka, stated that the City and Borough of Sitka
has been working on a FERC license application for capacity
amendments in order to increase the system capacity from Blue
Lake by 27 percent. During the FERC licensing process, it was
pointed out that the roadless rule would impact the project, and
a request to address the harvesting issue was sent in September
2010, but there has been no response. Mr. Brewton continued to
explain that the community has overwhelmingly approved bonds for
the project, but the bonds have an expiration date that leaves a
very short window for construction. This has created a serious
deadline for the bond requirements, and the city cannot afford
to wait on the Forest Service for the resolution of this
critical issue for the community.
3:32:30 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER asked for Mr. Brewton's previous
experience with responses from the Forest Service.
MR. BREWTON said very poor. The city is not privy to internal
Forest Service communications from the local level to the
national level. He restated the project's importance to the
community.
3:33:50 PM
HAP SYMMONDS, Chair, Board of Directors, Cordova Electric
Cooperative, Inc., stated that the Cordova Electric Cooperative
has a proposed project at Snyder Falls Creek, which is on Forest
Service property, thus the Forest Service will have a major
impact on the FERC licensing process.
3:35:05 PM
TIMOTHY ROONEY, Borough Manager, City and Borough of Wrangell;
Second Vice-President, Southeast Conference; Alternate board
member, Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA), agreed with the
previous testimony. Mr. Rooney said this is a critical issue
for all of the communities in Southeast; in fact, Wrangell is
one of the few communities with affordable electric rates. He
said the ability to construct and maintain transmission lines
and interties between hydro projects is vital to the survival of
all of Southeast Alaska.
3:36:20 PM
MARILYN LELAND, Executive Director, Alaska Power Association
(APA), informed the committee APA is the statewide trade
association that represents the electric utilities that supply
power to over 500,000 Alaskans. She expressed her
organization's strong support for HJR 20, and the efforts of the
legislature to oppose implementation of the roadless rule
regulation for the Tongass and Chugach National Forests. Alaska
possesses an abundance of hydro resources that can be built with
minimal environmental impact to replace costly, finite, and less
environmentally-benign fossil fuels such as diesel, coal, and
natural gas. The special use permits that are required by the
roadless rule must be individually signed by the Secretary of
USDA, and additional required federal actions can add one year
or more to the hydro application approval process by FERC, and
seriously jeopardize the three-year deadline on projects.
3:38:47 PM
CHARLES FREEMAN, Chair, Board of Directors, Southeast Alaska
Power Agency (SEAPA), stated SEAPA owns the Lake Tyee and Swan
Lake hydro projects and the Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg
intertie. He affirmed that the intertie was "helicopter-built
and helicopter-maintained;" however, due to the roadless rule,
at the moment there is a question as to whether helicopter pads
can be installed along the line for maintenance. Mr. Freeman
offered SEAPA's help in opposing the roadless rule. Then,
speaking for himself, he stated his opposition to the roadless
rule.
3:40:10 PM
CO-CHAIR FOSTER called attention to page 2, line 22, of the
resolution, and noted that the goal of achieving 50 percent of
the state's energy from renewable sources is ascribed to the
governor; however, the goal is actually part of the state's
energy policy.
3:40:49 PM
CO-CHAIR PRUITT moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 27-
LS0554\A.1, Bullock, 3/22/11, which read:
Page 2, line 22:
Delete "Governor's goal of generating"
Insert "policy of the state, as stated in sec.
1, ch. 82, SLA 2010, to generate"
3:41:24 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN objected for discussion purposes.
CO-CHAIR FOSTER said this is a technical amendment.
3:41:46 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN removed his objection.
3:42:00 PM
There being no further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.
3:42:19 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK opined it is important to add the
President's intent - to get to 25 percent - to the resolution.
CO-CHAIR FOSTER asked Representative Tuck to offer a conceptual
amendment.
[There followed discussion on whether a conceptual amendment was
preferred.]
3:43:20 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK moved to adopt Conceptual Amendment 2.
[Although not formally stated, Conceptual Amendment 2 added the
intent of the President.]
CO-CHAIR FOSTER objected for discussion purposes.
3:43:40 PM
REPRESENTATIVE PETERSEN urged that the conceptual amendment
state, "The President's goal was 25 percent renewable energy by
2025."
3:44:04 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER observed that there is some question as
to what the federal government defines as renewable, and he
suggested the committee ensure hydroelectric energy was
included.
3:44:26 PM
REPRESENTATIVE JOHANSEN suggested that Conceptual Amendment 2
would be easily incorporated on page 2, line 25, by the
resolution's drafter. However, the issue on how renewable is
defined by the federal government is a larger issue that could
be addressed by the House Resources Standing Committee.
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK supported the insertion of "The Obama
administration has set a goal of having 25 percent of the energy
generated in the United States come from renewable, green,
resources by 2025" at page 2, line 25.
3:46:00 PM
CO-CHAIR FOSTER removed his objection. There being no further
objection, Conceptual Amendment 2 was adopted.
3:46:18 PM
CO-CHAIR PRUITT moved to report HJR 20, Version 27-LS0554\A, as
amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and
the accompanying fiscal note. There being no objection, CSHRJ
20 (ENE) was reported from the House Special Committee on
Energy.
3:47:08 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 3:47 p.m. to 3:51 p.m.
3:51:25 PM
HJR 23-HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY
3:51:40 PM
CO-CHAIR FOSTER announced that the next order of business would
be HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23, Urging the United States
Congress to classify hydroelectric power as a renewable and
alternative energy source.
3:51:48 PM
DIRK CRAFT, Staff, Representative Lance Pruitt and the House
Special Committee on Energy, introduced HJR 23 on behalf of the
House Special Committee on Energy. Mr. Craft advised that the
U.S. has long used targeted tax credit programs to incentivize
investment and innovation in the energy sector, both for fossil
and renewable resources; in fact, Investment and Production Tax
Credits for renewable energy have been highly successful. The
hydropower industry is creating jobs and affordable and
renewable power, and private investment has often been driven by
smart tax policies. In Alaska, hydroelectric (hydro) power has
the potential to replace diesel-generated power with little to
no environmental impact, but receives only one-half of the tax
credits available to other renewable energy sources. He pointed
out that there are almost 50 hydropower projects in Alaska that
supply 24 percent of Alaska's electricity, large and small, and
there are many potential sites for the development of future
hydropower. Provided in the committee packet was a copy of U.S.
Senator Lisa Murkowski's proposed federal legislation seeking to
incentivize further production of hydropower resources by
classifying hydro power as a renewable source of energy.
3:54:06 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER called attention to page 2, line 9, of
the resolution, and asked what federal renewable and alternative
energy programs do not classify hydro power as a renewable or
alternative energy source.
MR. CRAFT said he did not know; however, the resolution is
focused on production tax credit incentives.
3:55:06 PM
HAP SYMMONDS, Chair, Board of Directors, Cordova Electric
Cooperative, Inc., in response to Representative Saddler's
question, noted that federal laws dealing with not classifying
hydro as a renewable resource are related to financing; in fact,
cooperatives in Alaska that are building hydropower projects are
not eligible for federal financing as green energy or renewable
projects. Mr. Symmonds relayed his efforts - beginning 15 years
ago - to rectify this situation, and said he was very supportive
of Senator Murkowski's bill and HJR 23.
3:57:23 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK moved to adopt Conceptual Amendment 1.
CO-CHAIR FOSTER objected for discussion purposes.
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK explained that unlike Washington and Oregon,
Alaska is unique in its hydro resources. His intent is to
reclassify hydro plants as renewable - without making Alaska an
exception - by language stating that hydro can be reclassified
as long as there is no economic competition for the water
resource with municipalities, agriculture, or others.
Representative Tuck stressed that the language should help all
hydro projects in the U.S., yet allay the concerns about hydro
that do not apply to Alaska.
3:58:59 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER asked for the proposed language.
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK proposed the following:
On page 2, line 17, after "alternative energy source"
add ", as long as there is no economic competition for
the water resource,"
3:59:35 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER expressed his hesitation to condition the
resolution and thereby raise the test of applicability.
CO-CHAIR PRUITT wished to be line with the intent of Senator
Murkowski's bill and noted that her bill did not include this
wording.
REPRESENTATIVE PETERSEN conversed with U.S. Senator Mark Begich,
who said the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources is hoping to include this definition in a future bill.
4:02:20 PM
The committee took a brief at-ease.
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK clarified that the conceptual amendment
would have language to put a condition on hydro to address the
concerns of the rest of the nation about hydro that are not
shared by Alaska. The condition would help Alaska - and some
other communities throughout the nation - by showing that there
are places where there is no economic competition for water
resources.
4:05:15 PM
[HJR 23 was heard and held for further testimony.]
4:05:36 PM
HCR 9-STATE ENERGY PRODUCTION WORKING GROUP
4:05:49 PM
CO-CHAIR FOSTER announced that the final order of business would
be HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9, Establishing in the Alaska
State Legislature the Alaska Working Group on Interstate Energy
Production.
4:06:00 PM
DIRK CRAFT, Staff, Representative Lance Pruitt and the House
Special Committee on Energy, introduced HCR 9 on behalf of the
House Special Committee on Energy, saying that the resolution
establishes in the Alaska State Legislature the Alaska Working
Group on Interstate Energy Production. This legislation is in
response to legislation proposed by other states that produce
energy and energy resources. Alaska, along with other states,
continues to experience the negative consequences from delay or
cancellation of economically viable energy-related projects
because federal law and federal law enforcement too often
overreach the federal government's constitutional authority to
make and enforce laws. This working group will develop a
proposal for an inter-legislature agreement that will facilitate
collaboration between the Alaska State Legislature and other
state legislatures in efforts to influence federal energy-
related law and policy and to discourage delay or cancellation
of economically viable energy-related projects in the state and
in other states. The intent of this working group is to create
a more unified voice from the states most affected by the
consequences of energy-related federal law. He called attention
to page 2, line 10, and noted the resolution directs that the
working group shall consist of four members, two of which are
appointed by the President of the Senate and two appointed by
the Speaker of the House. On page 2, line 14, the resolution
directs the working group will meet during and between regular
sessions of the Alaska State Legislature and members may travel
to meetings, subject to approval by the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House. On page 2, line 20, the
resolution directs that the working group will terminate on
1/18/13. On page 2, line 22, the resolution directs that the
working group shall issue its report on or before 1/17/12, and
allows for additional reports that the group considers
advisable.
4:07:52 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER clarified that the intent of the
resolution was not to establish interstate energy production
with another state.
MR. CRAFT concurred. The resolution is unusual, but it is
similar to resolutions in Utah and Wyoming, although Alaska is
acting through a concurrent resolution rather than statute.
4:08:50 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER asked whether Alaska would be working
with Utah and Wyoming.
MR. CRAFT indicated correct, and also Texas.
CO-CHAIR FOSTER determined that there was no public testimony.
4:09:27 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 27-
LS0600\B.2, Wayne, 3/21/11, which read:
Page 2, line 11:
Delete "four"
Insert "six"
Delete "two"
Insert "three"
Page 2, line 12:
Delete "two"
Insert "three"
Page 2, following line 13:
Insert a new resolution section to read:
"FURTHER RESOLVED that at least one of the three
senators appointed to the Alaska Working Group on
Interstate Energy Production shall be a member of the
largest minority caucus in the Senate, and at least
one of the three representatives appointed to the
Alaska Working Group on Interstate Energy Production
shall be a member of the largest minority caucus in
the House of Representatives; and be it"
CO-CHAIR PRUITT objected for discussion purposes.
4:09:43 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK said he was very proud of the past work done
by the House Special Committee on Energy, and especially of the
work done on the state's energy policy by the committee and a
group of stakeholders that included a variety of interested
parties; this group was able to develop a "unified voice." He
explained that the amendment would increase the members of the
proposed working group from four to six, consisting of three
senators and three representatives. The amendment further
directs that at least one member shall be a member of the
largest minority caucus in the Senate and one member shall be a
member of the largest minority caucus in the House. The purpose
of this increase is to allow minority members to be included in
the working group and "we continue having that unified voice
from both bodies."
4:11:38 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER observed the proposed working group will
bring back to the committee proposals from work outside of the
state's boundaries. He opined for compactness, efficiency, and
cost, the working group should be kept to the size proposed.
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK pointed out there would be no additional
cost as there is no fiscal note attached to the resolution.
4:12:22 PM
CO-CHAIR PRUITT there is a fiscal note related to travel
estimated at $5,000 per individual. He stated that the other
states have four members each.
4:13:29 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK withdrew Amendment 1.
4:14:02 PM
CO-CHAIR PRUITT moved to report HCR 9, Version 27-LS0600\B, out
of committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal note. There being no further objection, HCR
9 was reported from the House Special Committee on Energy.
4:15:19 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Special Committee on Energy meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.