SECOND REVISED AGENDA

Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee

Utah Legislature

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. • Room 25 House Building

1. Committee Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes of the August 23, 2017, meeting

2. Sunset Review

Absent further action by the Legislature, Utah Code Section 36-12-20, Development of proposed energy producer states’ agreement -- Membership selection -- Agreements -- Goals -- Meetings -- Reports, will be repealed June 30, 2018. The committee will conduct a sunset review of the statute and determine if it should be reauthorized for up to 10 years, with or without amendments, or allowed to expire.

· Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst

· Representative Stephen G. Handy

3. Status of Battery Storage

The committee will discuss the status of battery storage technology.

· BYD America, Micheal Austin, Vice President

· Governor’s Office of Energy Development, Dr. Laura Nelson, Director

· Brigham Young University, Dean R. Wheeler, Professor, Chemical Engineering

4. Audit Report #ILR2016-F, UCA Improving Controls After Fraud Discovered

This legislative audit report was presented to the Legislative Audit Subcommittee and referred to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee for further review and action as appropriate. The audit report was also referred to the Government Operations Interim Committee, which was designated as the lead committee to follow-up on the audit and report back to the Legislative Audit Subcommittee. This audit report addresses control improvements that have been implemented at the Utah Communications Authority since it was discovered in April of 2016 that an internal theft of approximately $800,000 had occurred. Representatives from the Utah Communications Authority will respond to the audit and outline what is happening to move forward.

· Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst

· Office of the Legislative Auditor General, Leah Blevins, Senior Supervisor

· Office of the Legislative Auditor General, Brian Dean, Audit Manager

· Utah Communications Authority, Dave Edmunds, Executive Director

5. Communications System Overhaul

The Utah Communications Authority and members of the newly appointed Utah Communications Authority Board will discuss their plan relative to the timing and process for the communications system overhaul.

· Utah Communications Authority, Dave Edmunds, Executive Director

· Members of the Utah Communications Authority Board

6. Other Items/Adjourn