01/26/2000 08:11 AM House URS

        HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UTILITY RESTRUCTURING                                                                        
                        January 26, 2000                                                                                        
                            8:11 a.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW OF ALASKA REGULATORY COMMISSION                                                                                        
ESTABLISH AGENDA AND SET GOALS                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
TAPE                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
00-1, SIDES A & B                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN  BILL  HUDSON  called  the  House  Special  Committee  on                                                              
Utility Restructuring meeting to order at 8:11 a.m.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Committee members  present were  Representatives Hudson,  Cowdery,                                                              
Kott, Rokeberg, Porter, Davies and Berkowitz.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
NANETTE  THOMPSON, Chairperson,  Regulatory  Commission of  Alaska                                                              
(RCA),  presented an  update on the  activities  and goals  of the                                                              
newly formed RCA, formerly the Alaska  Public Utilities Commission                                                              
(APUC).  She stated that RCA would  continue to work with the CH2M                                                              
Hill restructuring  study and would  gather more  information; RCA                                                              
would like  a year  before commenting  further  on the subject  of                                                              
utility restructuring.   Ms. Thompson also responded  to questions                                                              
asked by committee members.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN HUDSON  presented a  list of  proposed topics  for future                                                              
meetings.  Committee  members discussed this list and  added a few                                                              
topics for future meetings.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The committee will next meet February 9, 2000, at 8 a.m.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN HUDSON adjourned the meeting at 9:10 a.m.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:   The meeting  was recorded and  handwritten log  notes were                                                              
taken.   A  copy of  the tape  and log  notes may  be obtained  by                                                              
contacting the House Records Office  at 129 6th Street, Suite 229,                                                              
Juneau, Alaska  99801-2197, (907)  465-2214, and after adjournment                                                              
of  the   second  session   of  the   Twenty-first  Alaska   State                                                              
Legislature  this information  may be obtained  by contacting  the                                                              
Legislative Reference Library at  129 6th Street, Suite 102, (907)                                                              
465-3808.