Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124
05/04/2022 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB402 | |
| SB185 | |
| SB190 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 408 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 402 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| + | SB 233 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 185 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 190 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 190-REGULATORY COMMISSION AK/REFUSE UTILITIES
3:22:14 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ announced that the final order of business
would be CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 190(FIN), "An Act extending the
termination date of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska;
relating to Regulatory Commission of Alaska regulations
regarding refuse utilities; relating to the powers and duties of
the legislative audit division; and providing for an effective
date."
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ reminded committee members that at the bills
last hearing [on 5/2/22] the committee had rejected Amendment 1.
3:22:38 PM
CO-CHAIR FIELDS moved to rescind the committees action on
Amendment 1.
3:22:44 PM
REPRESENTATIVE NELSON objected.
3:22:53 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 3:22 p.m. to 3:23 p.m.
3:23:24 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ announced that Representative Nelson retained
his objection to rescinding action on Amendment 1.
3:23:34 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Schrage, Fields,
and Spohnholz voted in favor of rescinding action on Amendment 1
to CSSB 190(FIN). Representatives McCarty and Nelson voted
against it. Therefore, action on Amendment 1 was rescinded by a
vote of 3-2.
3:24:12 PM
CO-CHAIR FIELDS moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 32-
LS1525\W.2, Radford/Ambrose, 4/28/22, which read:
Page 1, line 3, following "division;":
Insert "relating to the privatization of refuse
utilities;"
Page 2, following line 8:
Insert a new bill section to read:
"* Sec. 3. AS 42.05.641 is amended by adding a new
subsection to read:
(b) A municipality that seeks to privatize a
municipal refuse utility that is subject to the
provisions of this chapter shall submit a proposal to
the commission for review. The commission may approve
the proposal if the commission finds that
privatization will not result in higher rates for
consumers and that privatization is in the public
interest. A privatization proposal must include
(1) a business plan that lists the
prospective vendors;
(2) the projected cost of private operation
compared to continued municipal operation for a ten-
year period;
(3) disclosure of any potential conflicts
of interest on the part of municipal officials; and
(4) proposed methods
(A) for periodically evaluating the
utility's performance to avoid diminished service
quality, interruption, or stoppage of work by the
contractor;
(B) to encourage competition and
productivity;
(C) for monitoring a contract in order to
detect any contractor defaults, monitor penalties, and
prepare for contract renewals or renegotiations and
inflation; and
(D) to address municipal employee
displacement."
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.
3:24:18 PM
REPRESENTATIVE NELSON objected.
3:24:23 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 3:24 p.m. to 3:26 p.m.
3:26:26 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ announced that CSSB 190(FIN) was held over.
[The motion to adopt Amendment 1 was left pending, with
objection.]
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| CS SB 185 (L&C)_5.4.22.pdf |
HL&C 5/4/2022 3:15:00 PM |
SB 185 |