TO: | Honorable Burt R. Solomons, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3842 by Hilderbran (Relating to the duties of a municipally owned electric utility when operating outside the municipality.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Utilities Code to include, for the purposes of certificates of convenience and necessity, in the definition of "electric utility" a municipally owned utility when the utility is operating outside the municipality.
The bill would apply only to service to or construction in an area that had not begun before the effective date of the bill. The bill would take effect immediately if it was to receive the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2009.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, DB
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