04/13/2007 01:30 PM House FINANCE

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