The committee on Utilities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 389
Relating to: control and ownership of transmission facilities by a transmission company and a Midwest independent system operator, ownership of nonutility assets by a public utility holding company, investments in transmission facilities, offers of employment to certain public utility and nonutility affiliates employes, fees and approvals for certain high-voltage transmission lines, construction of certain electric transmission facilities, environmental reviews by the public service commission, reports on reliability status of electric utilities, state participation in a regional transmission need and siting compact, incentives for development of certain generating facilities, study of market power and retail electric competition, market-based compensation, rates and contracts for electric customers, regulation of certain nitrogen oxide emissions, establishing programs for low-income energy assistance, improving energy conservation and efficiency markets and encouraging the development and use of renewable resources, creating a council on utility public benefits, establishing a utility public benefits fund, requiring electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives to charge public benefits fees to customers and members, imposing requirements on the use of renewable resources by electric utilities and cooperatives, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing a penalty.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Hoven, Leibham, Kelso, Vrakas, Powers, Ott and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Meyerhofer, Black, Bock and Plale.
Assembly amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Hoven, Leibham, Kelso, Vrakas, Powers, Ott and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Meyerhofer, Black, Bock and Plale.
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Assembly amendment 3 adoption:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Hoven, Leibham, Kelso, Vrakas, Powers and Ott.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Meyerhofer, Black, Bock, Plale and Ziegelbauer.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hoven, Leibham, Kelso, Vrakas, Powers, Ott, Plale and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Meyerhofer, Black and Bock.
To committee on Rules.
Tim Hoven
Chairperson
Committee on Utilities
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Amended and concurred in as amended:
Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 114
(Senate amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 adopted)
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 179
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Senate Bill
114
Relating to: the property tax lottery credit and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Decker, Wirch, Cowles, Moen, Grobschmidt, Chvala, Shibilski, Robson, Burke and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Wood, Huebsch, Montgomery, Ryba, Owens, J. Lehman, Stone, Sykora and Brandemuehl.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill
179
Relating to: authorizing the completion of the capitol restoration project, historically significant furnishings, granting bonding authority and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Risser, Rude, Wirch, Roessler, Chvala, Burke and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Hoven, Vrakas, Turner, Schneider and Ladwig.
To committee on Rules.
