Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force
TO: Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force
FROM: Brian Allred, Research Analyst
DATE: September 15, 1997
SUBJECT: September 25 Meeting
Sen. Leonard M. Blackham and Rep. Christine R. Fox have scheduled the next meeting of the Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force as follows:
DATE: Thursday, September 25, 1997
TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Room 303 State Capitol
An agenda is enclosed. If you are unable to attend, please call me or Beverlee LeCheminant at 538-1032.
Sen. Lorin V. Jones
Sen. Eddie "Ed" P. Mayne
Sen. Millie M. Peterson
Sen. Michael G. Waddoups
Rep. Ralph Becker
Rep. Judy Ann Buffmire
Rep. Beverly Ann Evans
Rep. Kevin S. Garn
Rep. J. Brent Haymond
Rep. David Ure
1. Welcome - Approval of Minutes of September 11, 1997
2. Task Force Business
3. Taxation Issues - Professor Larry Walters, Director, Institute of Public Management - Brigham Young University
Professor Walters will provide an overview of the potential impact of electric industry restructuring on state and local taxation and will outline issues that the Legislature could study as it considers restructuring in Utah.
4. Panel Presentations
The panels will follow the same general format as in previous meetings.
A. Customer Protections / Safety and Reliability
The discussion may include such items as: billing disclosure, education programs, system safety and reliability, dispute resolution processes, standard offer, protection against slamming , etc.
Each panel member will have three minutes for introductory statements, followed by task force questions and discussion.
B. Societal and Environmental Issues
The discussion may include such items as: low income and elderly concerns, disconnection policies, universal service, conservation, renewable resources, demand side management, etc.
Each panel member will have three minutes for introductory statements, followed by task force questions and discussion.
C. Legal Issues
The panel will discuss the legal implications of the following topics:
I - Regulatory Compact
II - Divestiture and Other Market Power Mitigation
III - a) Municipal Issues
b) Rural Cooperative Issues
Each panel member will have a total of six minutes for introductory statements on all of these topics combined, followed by task force questions and discussion. . Individual panel members may choose not to address all of the topic listed.
5. Adjourn
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