S.B. 243
         AIR QUALITY PROGRAMS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 3 March 12, 2014 7:22 PM



Representative James A. Dunnigan proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 23 :    

             23          .    permits a customer of a program utility to
  opt in to or subsequently       opt out of the charge;


2.    Page 4, Lines 98 through 99 :    

             98          (3) The alternative fuel vehicle interlocal entity
  :

    (a)  
may collect a charge equal to or less

             99      than $1 per month from each customer of a program utility
  who opts in to the charge; and

    (b) may not collect a charge described in this section from a customer who does not opt in to the charge or who subsequently opts out of the charge  
.


3.    Page 4, Lines 107 through 109 :    

             107          (iii) inform each program utility that the program utility shall collect the charge in
             108      accordance with Subsection (5) from each customer
{   unless the customer opts out of   }        who opts in to       the charge

             109      in accordance with Subsection (10); and

4.    Page 4, Lines 110 through 113 :    

             110          (iv) prepare and distribute to each program utility marketing information about:
             111          (A) the purpose of the charge, including a general description of the types of air quality
             112      programs and research funded by the charge; and
             113          (B) the opportunity for a customer to
  opt in to or subsequently       opt out of the charge; and


5.    Page 4, Lines 115a through 116 :    

             115a      in its billing statements:
             115b      (A) of the creation and purpose of the program for which the charge is imposed;
             115c      (B) potential use of the money collected from the charge;
             115d      (C) .S that the customer may opt
{   out of   }        in to       the charge in

             116      accordance with Subsection (10); and


6.    Page , Line 116a through Page 4a, Line 116b :    



             116a      S. (D) the method by which the customer may
  opt in to or subsequently       opt out of the charge in accordance.S              116b      S.with Subsection (10); and .S


7.    Page 4a, Line 120 :    

             120          (i) pass through to its customers in the state
  and who opt in to the charge       an amount equal to the charge the


8.    Page 5, Lines 125 through 128 :    

             125          (b) A program utility subject to Subsection (5)(a) may retain each month from the
             126      amount the seller is required to remit to the alternative fuel vehicle interlocal entity a portion
             127      for the program utility's administration of the charge collection and
{   the collection   }        administration of the customer opt-in and       opt-out as

             128      described in Subsection (10).

9.    Page 6, Lines 178 through 182 :    

             178          (10) (a) A program utility customer may
  opt in to or subsequently       opt out of the charge described in Subsection

             179      (3) by contacting, in accordance with Subsection (10)(c), the program utility.
             180          (b) Before collecting a charge under this section, a program utility shall:
             181          (i) allow a customer to opt
  in to or subsequently opt       out of the charge at least annually;

             182          (ii) adopt a policy designating when, at least annually, a customer may
  opt in to or subsequently       opt out of the


10.    Page 7, Lines 184 through 189 :    

             184          (iii) notify in writing each customer at least 30 days before and no more than 45 days
             185      before the beginning of the
  respective opt-in and       opt-out period described in Subsection (10)(b)(ii) that the customer

             186      may
  opt in to or subsequently       opt out of the charge and how, in accordance with Subsection (10)(c), the customer may

             187      contact the program utility to
  opt in to the charge or subsequently       opt out        of the charge       .

             188          (c) A program utility shall allow a customer to
  opt in to and subsequently       opt out of the charge in accordance with

             189      Subsection (10)(b) by:


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