FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

SECOND SESSION, 2022

 

February 16, 2022

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS AND INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE TAX, BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 14, as amended

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

    1. On page 1, line 16, after the second semicolon, insert

"AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF NEW RESOURCES OR UTILIZATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR ABANDONMENT TO MAINTAIN SYSTEM RELIABILITY;".

 

    2. On page 13, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following new section:

 

    "SECTION 6. TEMPORARY PROVISION--AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY ACQUISITION OR OPERATION OF NEW RESOURCES OR UTILIZATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR ABANDONMENT TO MAINTAIN SYSTEM RELIABILITY--REQUIREMENTS. --Upon a verified statement filed on or before March 10, 2023 from an electric public utility to the public regulation commission of an anticipated system operating inadequacy

or potential resource shortfall to serve retail customer loads, no approval shall be required for the public utility to acquire or operate new resources on a temporary basis for up to one year or extend the service life of a public utility plant that has received abandonment approval for up to four months during calendar year 2022; provided that the rate recovery for the reasonable costs of such actions shall be subject to commission review in a future proceeding.".

 

                             

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

D. Wonda Johnson, Vice Chairwoman

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 5 For 3 Against

Yes:      5

No:       Nibert, Rehm, Zamora

Excused:  Louis

Absent:   None

 

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