CHAPTER 94
SB 97 – FINAL VERSION
04/08/09 1198s
2009 SESSION
09/10
SENATE BILL 97
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the standards and procedures by which certain information should be provided to electrical service customers.
SPONSORS: Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Rep. S. Harvey, Hills 21; Rep. Borden, Rock 18
COMMITTEE: Energy, Environment and Economic Development
This bill establishes a study committee to study the standards and procedures by which information should be provided to electrical service customers regarding energy sources and environmental characteristics of their electric service.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/08/09 1198s
09-1007
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the standards and procedures by which certain information should be provided to electrical service customers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
94:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the standards and procedures by which information should be provided to electrical service customers, the legislature, state agencies involved in energy and environmental policy, and other interested parties regarding energy sources and environmental characteristics of electric service, in order for consumers and policymakers to make more informed decisions regarding selecting electrical service.
94:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
94:3 Duties. The committee shall study the standards and procedures by which information should be provided to electrical service customers regarding energy sources and environmental characteristics of their electric service.
94:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
94:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2009.
94:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 12, 2009
Effective Date: June 12, 2009