The House Energy and Public Works Committee met this evening.
Markup & Passage
House Bill 4012 would reduce the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and transmission facilities within this state by shortening the time to final decision.
House Bill 4026 requires integrated power companies to expand their integrated resource plans. The bill was amended to clarify that costs and benefits should be included in the plans submitted to the PSC.
House Bill 4461 provides that consumers are not required to pay for service outages lasting more than 12 hours.
House Bill 4489 allows the DMV to issue birth, death, marriage, or divorce records in the State Registrar. The bill allows for the DMV to collect a fee for doing so.
Committee Hearing
House Bill 4011 would facilitate the implementation of third-party certification of mass balance attribution to promote waste reduction practices by enabling the use of recycled material in feedstock for new products.
House Bill 4862 would require the board of a public service district to cooperate with a county commission when the county commission has authorized the dissolution, sale, or merger of the district with another public service district.
