Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules
Action Minutes
OCTOBER 6, 2005
Members Present: Representatives Patten, Allan, Wall,
(**) Part 1, Article 28-a at the N.H. Constitution was not an issue in the Committee’s discussions or decisions in this meeting.
1. The meeting was convened at 9:03 a.m. by Rep. Patten as Vice-Chair.
Members present at this time, aside from Rep. Patten, were Reps. Allan, Carson, Millham, and Pilotte, and Sens. Flanders and Clark.
2. The Committee discussed the minutes of the continued
Committee meeting on September 29, 2005.
Rep. Allan moved that the Committee approve the minutes, with an amendment to the second line on Item 11 on page 3, so that the reference is changed from: “Final Proposal 2005-44” to “Final Proposal 2005-45”.
Sen. Flanders seconded.
Rep. Patten appointed Rep.
Pilotte, Rep. Millham, and Rep. Carson as alternates, respectively, for Rep.
Taylor, Rep. Bicknell, and Sen. Letourneau, who were absent.
The motion to approve the
minutes with amendment was adopted.
3. The Committee discussed the response of the Public Utilities Commission to the Committee’s preliminary objection to Final Proposal 2005-97 (Rules for Electric Service).
Rep.
Wall arrived in the meeting as the discussion on this item began.
The following members of the public testified:
Ann Guillemette of
J.Talley Guill of
Thomas Franco of
Karen Mackey, representing Public Service Company of N.H.
Brian
Lamy of
Sen.
Clark left the meeting during the discussion of this item.
Suzanne Amidon and Donald Kreis testified
for the Commission.
Rep. Allan moved that the Committee accept the response and approve the rules.
Sen. Flanders seconded.
Adopted.
4. The
Committee discussed the scheduling of the regular Committee meeting in November
and an additional continued meeting in
October.
It was the consensus of the Committee to keep
the regular Committee meeting in November on November 17, 2005 and schedule a
continued Committee meeting on October 27, 2005.
5. The Committee discussed fiscal impact statements and expired rules, agency operation under expired rules, rulemaking authority, procedures for public complaints to agencies, public rights in RSA 541-A, notice of public rulemaking hearings, and descriptions of forms in rules.
During the discussion, Sen.
Clark returned to the meeting, and Sen. Flanders and Rep. Carson left.
The following persons testified:
Trudy Mott-Smith, representing the Department of Administrative Services.
Thomas Kehr, representing the Department of Administrative Services.
Lisabritt Solsky, representing the Department of Health and Human Services.
Michele Beasley, representing the Department of Health and Human Services.
Rep.
Wall and Rep. Millham left the meeting as the discussion ended.
6. The Committee adjourned at 12:40 p.m.