HB 374-ON-BILL FINANCING OF ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS
3:30:35 PM
CHAIR BISHOP announced consideration of HB 374. [Chair Bishop
had an outstanding objection to adopting SCS CSHB 374(CRA),
version 30-LS1333\S.]
ROB EARL, staff to Representative Wool, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, briefly recapped HB 374 for the
committee.
CHAIR BISHOP said Mr. Therriault had been asked a specific
question by Senator MacKinnon and invited him to give the
committee a brief description of what he found.
3:31:53 PM
MR. THERRIAULT responded that Senator MacKinnon had asked about
how much the program was used across the nation and he touched
bases with the National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL),
and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute to get the most
updated information.
3:32:07 PM
SENATOR MACKINNON joined the meeting.
MR. THERRIAULT said it was explained to him that not all states,
depending on their utility regulations, needed a specific
statutory authorization, and that the State of Alaska falls into
the area of needing clarification. This information may be one
year old, but there are 80 on-bill programs being operated in 27
different states. Not all of them were linked to energy
efficiency, but the mechanism is in use. His correspondence
indicates that Illinois, Minnesota, and South Carolina are good
examples of statutes to follow and this legislation is patterned
after South Carolina's.
CHAIR BISHOP removed his objection to adopting version S, and
finding no further objection, announced that SCS CSHB 374(CRA)
version S, was adopted.
3:34:00 PM
SENATOR STEDMAN moved to report SCS CSHB 374(CRA), version 30-
LS1333\S, from committee with individual recommendations and
attached fiscal note(s). There were no objections and it was so
ordered.
CHAIR BISHOP noted the fiscal note was reviewed and did not
change with adoption of the Senate Committee Substitute; it is
still a zero fiscal note.