AGENDA
Public
Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
Utah Legislature
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 • 1:15 p.m. • Room 25 House
Building
·
Call
to order
·
Approval
of the meeting minutes of October 17, 2018
2.
Draft Legislation “Public
Utilities Interim Committee Reports”
A committee bill file was opened in May of this year to modify
statutory reporting requirements to the committee. The committee will consider
draft legislation that repeals statutory requirements for certain reports to
the committee and consolidates the statutory requirements for other reports.
·
Sen.
Daniel Hemmert
·
Committee
discussion/action
3. Draft Legislation “Energy Development and Tax Incentives
Amendments”
A committee bill
file was opened in August of this year to address recommendations from
#2017-14, A Performance Audit of State Energy Incentives, by the Office of the
Legislative Auditor General. The committee will consider draft legislation that
repeals an obsolete energy-incentivizing program, requires all agencies that
certify energy-incentivizing tax credits to submit evidence of those
certifications to the Utah State Tax Commission (USTC), and ensures that all
tax credits are cross-referenced in Utah Code Title 59, Revenue and Taxation,
so that the USTC may track them.
·
Rep.
Stephen G. Handy
·
Public
comment
·
Committee
discussion/action
4. Update on Committee Bill File “Renewable
Energy Source Amendments”
A committee bill file was opened in August to work with
stakeholders and interested parties to support customer choice in pursuing
community goals for 100% net renewable energy generation while guarding against
unintended consequences to non-participants in Salt Lake City, Park City, and
Summit County. At this time, stakeholder input is still being gathered, and
draft legislation will not be considered as a committee bill file for the 2019
General Session.
·
Rep.
Stephen G. Handy
5. Draft Legislation “2019 House Concurrent Resolution
Supporting Wind, Solar, and Geothermal Energy”
The committee will
consider recommending as a committee file for the 2019 General Session a
refiled resolution from the 2018 General Session that encourages the development
of wind, solar, and geothermal energy resources in rural areas of the state.
·
Rep.
Stephen G. Handy
·
Public
comment
·
Committee
discussion/action
6. Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account
The committee will discuss two approaches pertaining to Utah
Code Section 54-5-1.5, Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account, that
modify how regulatory entities are able to collect funds that cover
administrative costs of regulating public utilities.
·
Mr.
Chris Parker, Director, Division of Public Utilities, Utah Department of
Commerce
·
Public
comment
·
Committee
discussion/action
7. Utah Communications Authority Procurement Update
The committee will hear
an update from representatives of the Utah Communications Authority (UCA) regarding
UCA’s incorporation into the Utah Procurement Code with independent procurement
authority (related legislation: 2018 Second Special Session H.B. 2004, “Utah Communications Authority – Procurement”).
·
Rep.
Stephen G. Handy
·
Mr.
David A. Edmunds, Executive Director, Utah Communications Authority
·
Mr.
Quinton Stephens, General Counsel/Deputy Director, Utah Communications
Authority
8. Energy Producer States’ Agreement Report
In accordance with Utah Code Subsection 36-12-20(3)(b), the
committee will hear a report from an appointed member of the Energy Producer
States’ Coalition on the Energy Producer States’ Agreement activities
throughout the past year.
·
Rep.
Stephen G. Handy
9. Other Items/Adjourn