H.B. No. 0012

Electric utility resources.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to public utilities; providing for electric utility resource planning; establishing requirements for resource plans; establishing requirements for periodic review of electric utility resources; granting rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

 

11/28/2006  Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2007    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2007    H Introduced and Referred to H09

1/10/2007   H09 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Edmonds, Esquibel, F., Hammons, Harvey, Lockhart, Meyer and Quarberg

Nays:  Representative(s) Steward

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/10/2007   H Placed on General File

1/11/2007   H Passed CoW

1/12/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/15/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Madden

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison

Ayes 58    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/16/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/24/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S09

2/5/2007    S09 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cooper, Fecht, Larson and Vasey

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2007    S Placed on General File

2/7/2007    S Passed CoW

 

HB0012S2001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 20          Delete "on the".

Page 3-line 21          Delete.

Page 4-line 24          After "rates." insert "Only that portion of any resource used and useful for Wyoming rate payers shall be recovered from Wyoming rate payers.".

Page 5-line 10          After "commission." insert "Only that portion of any resource used and useful for Wyoming rate payers shall be recovered from Wyoming rate payers.".

Page 5-line 21          Delete "its burden of" insert "a prima facie showing that the".

Page 5-line 22          Delete.

Page 5-line 23          Delete "to the extent these" insert "are consistent with the public interest.".

Page 5-line 24          Delete.

Page 6-line 1           Delete through "reviews.". 

Page 6-after line 15    Insert and renumber:

      "(e)  In no event shall the commission authorize a return on investment for resources which are not used and useful for Wyoming rate payers.  The commission may permit recovery of costs incurred as part of an approved resource plan.  Resources shall not be included in the rate base of a utility until the investment is used and useful.".

Page 6-line 17          Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".  CASE

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Case, Decaria, Hastert, Hines, Job, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Von Flatern.

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Coe, Cooper, Fecht, Geis, Jennings, Johnson, Larson, Peterson, Townsend and Vasey

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 16    Nays 13    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/8/2007    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/9/2007    S Laid Back Without Prejudice

2/12/2007   S Failed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck and Von Flatern

Ayes 1    Nays 27    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0