HB 1268 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE BILL 1268
AN ACT establishing a commission to study creating incentives for electricity conservation and efficiency by consumers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Borden, Rock 18; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
This bill creates a commission to study creating incentives for electricity conservation and efficiency by consumers.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2457
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT establishing a commission to study creating incentives for electricity conservation and efficiency by consumers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study creating incentives for electricity conservation and efficiency by homeowners and businesses.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) The commissioner of the public utilities commission, or designee.
(d) The director of the office of energy and planning, or designee.
(e) The commissioner of the department of environmental services, or designee.
(f) Two members of the electric utility industry, appointed by the governor.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
3 Duties. The commission shall study creating incentives for electricity conservation and efficiency by homeowners and businesses.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2008.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.