2024-05-15                     Senate Journal                      Page 2846
HB 307                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 307(FIN) am "An Act relating to the Regulatory Commission of                                                                
Alaska; relating to regulation of public utilities, pipeline carriers, and                                                      
liquefied natural gas import facilities; relating to approval of                                                                
wholesale power agreements; relating to preapproval for construction                                                            
of energy facilities; relating to electric reliability organizations;                                                           
relating to the taxation of new electricity generation facilities; relating                                                     
to the Alaska Energy Authority; relating to the Railbelt Transmission                                                           
Organization; requiring the Alaska Energy Authority to submit a                                                                 
report about issuing rate reduction bonds for financing transmission                                                            
system upgrades; and providing for an effective date" and                                                                       
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

2024-05-15                     Senate Journal                      Page 2847
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 307(FIN) "An Act relating to the Regulatory                                                                       
          Commission of Alaska; relating to regulation of                                                                       
          public utilities and pipeline carriers; relating to                                                                   
          approval of wholesale power agreements; relating to                                                                   
          electric reliability organizations; relating to loans for                                                             
          renewable energy resources projects from the power                                                                    
          project fund; relating to the taxation of new                                                                         
          electricity generation and storage facilities; relating                                                               
          to the Alaska Energy Authority; relating to the                                                                       
          Railbelt Transmission Organization; and providing                                                                     
          for an effective date."                                                                                               
          (Title Change SCR 44)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Hoffman, Olson, Cochairs; Senators Kiehl,                                                             
Bishop. Signing no recommendation: Senator Stedman, Cochair;                                                                    
Senators Wilson, Merrick.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
          Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                            
          Economic Development                                                                                                  
          Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                            
          Economic Development                                                                                                  
 Fiscal Note No. 5, Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                                      
          Economic Development                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
         Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Commerce, Community,                                                           
           and Economic Development                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The bill is on today's first supplemental calendar.