Revision: Dec. 20, 2017, 11:58 a.m.
SB 443 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-3001
10/05
SENATE BILL 443
AN ACT relative to the jurisdiction of counties concerning retail electric supply.
SPONSORS: Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Binford, Graf. 15; Rep. Brown, Graf. 16; Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits certain county governments to access certified competitive retail electric supply markets.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-3001
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the jurisdiction of counties concerning retail electric supply.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Jurisdiction of Counties. Amend RSA 23:1-a by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Any county government, located within the service territory of a municipal electric utility established prior to July 1, 1997 that does not voluntarily unbundle its rates and allow access to competitive retail electric supply markets as provided in RSA 38:34, shall have access to such markets and may negotiate competitive, reasonable, unbundled rates.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.