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H.B. 269

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COMMITTEE OF CONSUMER SERVICES

             2     
MEMBERSHIP AMENDMENTS

             3     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gordon E. Snow

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill expands the membership of the Committee of Consumer Services by one
             11      member.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    expands the membership of the Committee of Consumer Services by including one
             15      member of the Governor's Rural Partnership Board on the committee; and
             16          .    makes technical changes.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          54-10-2, as last amended by Chapter 176, Laws of Utah 2002
             24     
             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 54-10-2 is amended to read:
             27           54-10-2. Committee of Consumer Services created -- Members -- Terms --



             28      Qualifications -- Appointment -- Organization.
             29          (1) (a) There is created within the Division of Public Utilities of the Department of
             30      Commerce a Committee of Consumer Services.
             31          (b) All members shall maintain their principal place of abode within Utah.
             32          (2) (a) The [six] seven members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of
             33      the Senate.
             34          (b) Except as required by Subsection (2)(c), as terms of current committee members
             35      expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year
             36      term.
             37          (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2)(b), the governor shall, at the
             38      time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
             39      committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed
             40      every two years.
             41          (d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             42      appointed for the unexpired term.
             43          (3) Members shall represent the following [geographic and consumer] interests:
             44          (a) one member shall be from Salt Lake City, Provo, or Ogden;
             45          (b) one member shall be from a city other than Salt Lake City, Provo, or Ogden;
             46          (c) one member shall be from an unincorporated area of the state;
             47          (d) one member shall be a low-income resident;
             48          (e) one member shall be a retired person;
             49          (f) one member shall be a small commercial consumer;
             50          (g) one member shall be a farmer or rancher who uses electric power to pump water in
             51      his farming or ranching operation; [and]
             52          (h) one member shall be a residential consumer[.]; and
             53          (i) one member shall be a member of the Governor's Rural Partnership Board, created
             54      in Section 63C-10-102 .
             55          (4) (a) No more than [three] four members of the committee [shall] may be from the
             56      same political party.
             57          (b) The governor shall designate one member as chair of the committee.





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