00HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 34                                                                                    
01 Establishing a Joint Committee on Electric Utility Restructuring.                                                       
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                              
03  WHEREAS electricity is among modern society's most basic requirements and                                            
04 commodities; and                                                                                                        
05  WHEREAS even other forms of infrastructure, such as water and waste water systems,                                   
06 are largely dependent on electricity; and                                                                               
07  WHEREAS the provision of adequate, reliable, and reasonably priced electrical energy                                 
08 is essential to the daily functions, safety, and economic well-being of Alaskans, their local                           
09 communities, and the state; and                                                                                         
10  WHEREAS it has been long-standing public policy in Alaska, as in other states, to                                    
11 require state regulation of electric utilities as to service areas, and state or local regulation as                    
12 to rates, safety, and quality of service; and                                                                           
13  WHEREAS fundamental restructuring of the electric utility industry is now under                                      
14 deliberation by the Congress and other states; and                                                                      

01  WHEREAS electric utility restructuring is a highly complex issue, carrying with it                                   
02 profound implications for all classes of electrical consumers; and                                                      
03  WHEREAS the implications and ramifications of such restructuring deserve detailed,                                   
04 careful, and informed decision making by the Alaska State Legislature;                                                  
05  BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that a Joint Committee on Electric                                    
06 Utility Restructuring is established; and be it                                                                         
07  FURTHER RESOLVED that the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the                                            
08 President of the Senate shall determine an equal number of members of the House of                                      
09 Representatives and of the Senate to serve on the joint committee, and that the Speaker of the                          
10 House of Representatives shall appoint the representatives to the committee and that the                                
11 President of the Senate shall appoint the senators to the committee; and be it                                          
12  FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee may meet during and after the                                              
13 Second Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature and is terminated on the convening                             
14 of the First Session of the Twenty-First Alaska State Legislature; and be it                                            
15  FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee shall provide to the legislature                                           
16 written recommendations on whether and how to implement electric utility restructuring in                               
17 Alaska.