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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035

        February 18, 2008

Mr. President:

    The Transportation and Public Utilities and Technology Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 202, ENERGY RESOURCE AND CARBON EMISSION REDUCTION INITIATIVE, by Senator C. Bramble, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 23, Lines 686 through 687 :    

             686          (2)

  (a)       Cost-effectiveness under Subsection (1)        for other than a cooperative association       is determined in comparison to other viable

             687      resource options using the criteria provided by Subsection 54-17-201 (2)(c)(ii).
    
  (b) For an electrical corporation that is a cooperative association, cost- effectiveness is determined using criteria applicable to the cooperative association's acquisition of a significant energy resource established by the cooperative association's board of directors.      


2.    Page 24, Lines 736 through 737 :    

             736          (3) The commission may
  :

    (a)  
consult with another state or a federal agency and any

             737      regional system or trading program to fulfil Subsection (1)
{   .   }        ; and

    (b) allow use of a renewable energy certificate that is issued, monitored, accounted for, or transferred by or through a regional system or trading program, including the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information system, to fulfil

this part's provisions.  



3.    Page 26, Lines 776 through 777 :    

             776          (2)
  (a)       A progress report concerning a plan under Subsection (1)        for other than a cooperative association       shall be filed with the

             777      commission by January 1 of each of the years 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2024.
    
  (b) For an electrical corporation that is a cooperative association, a progress report shall be filed with the cooperative association's board of directors by January 1 of each of the years 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2024.      


4.    Page 26, Lines 781 through 786 :    

             781          (c)
  (i)       an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of renewable energy sources        for other than a cooperative association; or

    (ii) an estimate of the cost of achieving the target for an electrical corporation that is a cooperative association  
;

             782          (d) a discussion of conditions impacting the renewable energy source and qualifying
             783      electricity markets;
             784          (e) any recommendation for a suggested legislative or program change; and
             785          (f)
  for other than a cooperative association,       any other information requested by the commission or considered relevant by the

             786      electrical corporation.

5.    Page 27, Line 816 :    

             816          (b) force majeure.
    
  (11) By July 1, 2026, an electrical corporation that is a cooperative association shall file a final progress report demonstrating:

    (a) how Subsection 54-17-602(1) is satisfied for the year 2025; or
    (b) the reason why Subsection 54-17-602(1) is not satisfied for the year 2025 if it is not satisfied.
    (12) The plan and any progress report filed under this section by an electrical

corporation that is a cooperative association shall be publicly available at the cooperative association's office or posted on the cooperative association's website.  



        Respectfully,

        Carlene M. Walker
        Committee Chair

Voting: 6-0-0
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