The Senate Rules  Committee was called to  order by Chairman                 
  Jacko at 8:04 p.m.                                                           
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN   JACKO   brought   CSHB   216(FIN)   (POWER   COST                 
  EQUALIZATION) before  the  committee and  opened the  public                 
  hearing on the legislation.  He then directed attention to a                 
  proposed Rules SCS.                                                          
                                                                               
  SENATOR  LITTLE  moved that  SCS  CSHB 216(RLS)  be adopted.                 
  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                                     
                                                                               
  SENATOR   DRUE  PEARCE,  Co-Chair   of  the  Senate  Finance                 
  Committee,  explained that in the House version of the bill,                 
  public schools receive  PCE, but  federal buildings will  no                 
  longer receive PCE.  In the House bill, state buildings will                 
  also be able  to receive PCE.   SCS CSHB 216(RLS)  disallows                 
  state buildings  from receiving PCE.  The  change will force                 
  state and federal buildings to pay their full amount and not                 
  receive PCE.                                                                 
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD clarified that the Senate Finance  Committee                 
  moved a PCE bill to the  Senate Rules Committee on the  same                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  day the House bill  came to the Senate and the  Rules SCS is                 
  the same bill that was passed out of Senate Finance.                         
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD  moved that SCS CSHB 216(RLS)  be passed out                 
  of committee  with individual  recommendations.   Hearing no                 
  objection, it was so ordered.                                                
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD moved  and asked unanimous consent  that SCS                 
  CSHB 216(RLS)  be approved  for calendaring  at the  Chair's                 
  discretion.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                        
                                                                               
  There  being  no   further  business  to  come   before  the                 
  committee, the meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m.