Second Substitute S.B. 250

Senator Leonard M. Blackham proposes to substitute the following bill:

1 ELECTRICAL DEREGULATION AND CUSTOMER
2 CHOICE TASK FORCE AMENDMENTS
3 2000 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups
6 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL; ADDRESSING FREQUENCY OF
7 MEETINGS OF THE ELECTRICAL DEREGULATION AND CUSTOMER CHOICE TASK
8 FORCE; ADDRESSING DUTIES OF THE TASK FORCE; REAUTHORIZING THE
9 ELECTRICAL DEREGULATION AND CUSTOMER CHOICE TASK FORCE; AND MAKING
10 TECHNICAL CHANGES.
11 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
12 AMENDS:
13 54-7-12.5, as enacted by Chapter 62, Laws of Utah 1999
14 63-55b-154, as enacted by Chapter 62, Laws of Utah 1999
15 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
16 Section 1. Section 54-7-12.5 is amended to read:
17 54-7-12.5. Electric Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force.
18 (1) (a) There is reauthorized the Electric Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force
19 created by Chapter 176, Laws of Utah 1997, consisting of the following members:
20 (i) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than three
21 of whom may be from the same political party; and
22 (ii) seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House
23 of Representatives, no more than five of whom may be from the same political party.
24 (b) (i) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under
25 Subsection (1)(a)(i) as a cochair of the task force.

26 (ii) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
27 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) as a cochair of the task force.
28 (c) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
29 interim committees.
30 (d) [(i)] The task force [shall] may meet [at least twice each year, but may meet quarterly]
31 as often as twice a month, if the chairs determine that the [additional] meetings are needed.
32 [(ii) If the chairs determine that the task force should meet more than quarterly each year,
33 the chairs of the task force may ask for approval of additional meetings from the Legislative
34 Management Committee.]
35 (e) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force shall be paid in accordance with
36 Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
37 (f) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
38 the task force.
39 (2) The task force shall:
40 (a) prepare legislation that S [ implements a ] INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT AN s electrical
40a restructuring plan to be presented to the
41 Legislature for consideration during the 2001 Annual General Session S UNLESS IT IS NOT IN
41a UTAH'S BEST INTEREST s ;
42 (b) monitor the implementation of the legislation described in Subsection (2)(a), if passed
43 by the Legislature;
44 [(a)] (c) study [possible] electrical restructuring in and its effects on Utah;
45 [(b)] (d) remain informed about developments in electrical restructuring on the federal
46 level and in other states; and
47 [(c)] (e) monitor states that have implemented an electrical restructuring plan to learn from
48 the experiences of those states.
49 (3) In addition to the assistance of the Public Service Commission under Section
50 54-7-12.7 , the task force may request assistance from public and private resources as part of its
51 study.
52 (4) The task force shall report at least annually to the Public Utilities and Technology
53 Interim Committee.
54 Section 2. Section 63-55b-154 is amended to read:
55 63-55b-154. Repeal dates -- Title 54.
56 Sections 54-7-12.5 and 54-7-12.7 are repealed November 30, [2000] 2002.