H.B. 11

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ENERGY DATA COLLECTION AND
2 REPORTING
3 2003 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Ty McCartney
6 This act modifies the Utah Natural Resources Act to clarify the reporting duties of the
7 Utah Energy Office and to provide for a clearinghouse of energy data collected by the
8 state. This act makes technical changes.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 63-34-101, as enacted by Chapter 231, Laws of Utah 2002
12 ENACTS:
13 63-34-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
15 Section 1. Section 63-34-101 is amended to read:
16 63-34-101. Utah Energy Office created -- Utah Energy Office duties.
17 (1) As used in this part:
18 (a) "Data collection agency" means an executive branch agency that collects energy
19 data.
20 (b) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
21 (c) "Energy data" means data that:
22 (i) relates to:
23 (A) crude oil;
24 (B) refined petroleum products;
25 (C) natural gas;
26 (D) coal;
27 (E) renewable energy; or

28 (F) electricity; and
29 (ii) as to an item listed in Subsection (1)(c)(i), provides information relating to:
30 (A) production;
31 (B) generation;
32 (C) receipts;
33 (D) inputs;
34 (E) quality;
35 (F) consumption;
36 (G) shipments;
37 (H) distribution;
38 (I) costs; or
39 (J) prices.
40 (d) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
41 (e) "Office" means the Utah Energy Office created:
42 (i) under this section; and
43 (ii) within the department.
44 [(1)] (2) There is created within the [Department of Natural Resources] department the
45 Utah Energy Office.
46 [(2)] (3) The [Utah Energy Office] office shall:
47 (a) administer federally funded state programs regarding renewable energy, energy
48 efficiency, and energy conservation in accordance with applicable federal program guidelines;
49 (b) coordinate and facilitate the development and implementation of programs relating
50 to procurement, consumption, conservation, and efficient use of energy in state buildings;
51 (c) if requested by the governor, prepare a state energy emergency plan in accordance
52 with Title 63, Chapter 53a, Energy Emergency Powers of Governor; [and]
53 (d) participate in regulatory proceedings as appropriate to promote the development,
54 conservation, and efficient use of energy[.]; and
55 (e) under the direction of the executive director pursuant to Section 63-34-5 :
56 (i) coordinate energy data collection throughout state government in accordance with
57 Section 63-34-102 ; and
58 (ii) prepare the forecasts and reports required by Section 63-34-102 .

59 Section 2. Section 63-34-102 is enacted to read:
60 63-34-102. Required forecasts and reports by the office -- Energy data
61 clearinghouse.
62 (1) The office shall:
63 (a) at least once every year prepare forecasts of state-level energy:
64 (i) production;
65 (ii) consumption;
66 (iii) prices; and
67 (iv) flows; and
68 (b) provide the Legislature and the governor:
69 (i) an annual report addressing the status of energy markets in the state; and
70 (ii) at the request of the Legislature or the governor, an independent assessment of
71 energy issues.
72 (2) (a) The office shall create a central clearinghouse of energy data collected by the
73 state including energy data that is:
74 (i) collected by the office;
75 (ii) collected by a board, division, or office of the department; or
76 (iii) provided to the office by a data collection agency.
77 (b) The office shall at least annually:
78 (i) contact each data collection agency known to the office; and
79 (ii) after contacting a data collection agency described in Subsection (2)(b)(i), establish
80 with that agency a process by which the data collection agency provides to the office the energy
81 data collected by the data collection agency.
82 (c) A data collection agency shall cooperate with the office in providing to the office
83 all energy data collected by the data collection agency.
84 (d) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
85 Management Act, the office shall be subject to the same restrictions on disclosure of energy
86 data as the data collection agency providing the energy data to the office.
87 (3) Subject to Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access Management Act, the
88 office:
89 (a) shall provide energy data to the following upon request:

90 (i) the governor; or
91 (ii) the Legislature; and
92 (b) may provide any other person energy data at the request of that person.




Legislative Review Note
as of 11-12-02 11:12 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

Interim Committee Note
as of 12-12-02 10:47 AM

The Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committee recommended this bill.