HB 1555 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
15Mar2018... 0326h
2018 SESSION
18-2062
10/06
HOUSE BILL 1555
AN ACT relative to participation by the public utilities commission in regional activities.
SPONSORS: Rep. Harrington, Straf. 3
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the public utilities commission and the office of the consumer advocate to advocate against regional or federal policies which are inconsistent with the policies in this state or which would have rate impacts determined to be unjust or unreasonable.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2018... 0326h 18-2062
10/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to participation by the public utilities commission in regional activities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Electric Utility Restructuring; Participation by the Public Utilities Commission in Regional Activities. Amend RSA 374-F:8 to read as follows:
374-F:8 Participation in Regional Activities. The commission shall advocate for New Hampshire interests before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other regional and federal bodies. The commission shall participate in the activities of the New England Conference of Public Utility Commissioners, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, and the New England States Committee on Electricity, or other similar organizations, and work with the New England Independent System Operator and NEPOOL to advance the interests of New Hampshire with respect to wholesale electric issues, including policy goals relating to fuel diversity, renewable energy, and energy efficiency, and to assure nondiscriminatory open access to a safe, adequate, and reliable transmission system at just and reasonable prices. The commission shall advocate against proposed regional or federal rules or policies that are inconsistent with the policies, rules, or laws of New Hampshire. In its participation in regional activities, the commission shall consider how other states’ policies will impact New Hampshire rates and work to prevent or minimize any rate impact the commission determines to be unjust or unreasonable.
2 Office of the Consumer Advocate. Amend RSA 363:28, IV to read as follows:
IV. The consumer advocate shall have authority to promote and further consumer knowledge and education. The consumer advocate shall advocate against proposed regional or federal rules or policies that are inconsistent with the policies, rules, or laws of New Hampshire. In its participation in regional activities, the consumer advocate shall consider how other states’ policies will impact New Hampshire rates and work to prevent or minimize any rate impact the consumer advocate determines to be unjust or unreasonable.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 26, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 3, 2018: Enrolled 05/03/2018
May 3, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 05/03/2018); SJ 17
April 26, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/26/2018; SJ 14
April 26, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/26/2018; SC 18
April 17, 2018: Hearing: 04/17/2018, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 17
March 21, 2018: Introduced 03/21/2018 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 10
March 15, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0326h: MA VV 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 46
March 15, 2018: Amendment # 2018-0326h: AA VV 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 46
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0326h (Vote 11-8; RC)
March 6, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0326h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 11-8; RC) HC 9 P. 64
Feb. 20, 2018: Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 304
Feb. 20, 2018: Full Committee Work Session: 02/20/2018 11:00 AM LOB 304
Feb. 13, 2018: ==TIME CHANGE== Full Committee Work Session: 02/13/2018 10:00 AM LOB 304
Jan. 16, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/16/2018 10:45 AM LOB 304
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 15