2008 House Bill 2066 (Override agency coal plant rejection; push "green" energy)

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• Introduced in the House on January 16, 2007, to protect the monopoly territory given to retail electricity suppliers. The bill would allow the owners of transmission facilities to build power lines through the territories of retail suppliers, but would specify that the owners of the extended power lines could not serve any retail customers within that territory..
  • Referred to the House Energy and Utilities Committee on January 17, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on January 29, 2007, that the committee amended the bill and recommends it favorably for passage. The amendments insert a definition of "transmission facilities owner" as anyone engaged in the bulk transfer of electricity, including the Kansas Electric Transmission Authority, while making other technical changes to the bill..
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Cindy Neighbor on February 1, 2007, to clarify that the definition of "transmission facilities owner" refers only to wholesale, not retail, electricity suppliers.
  • The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 5, 2007.
• Passed in the House (122 to 0) on February 5, 2007, to protect the monopoly territory given to retail electricity suppliers while allowing the owners of transmission facilities to build power lines through their retail territories. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 5, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Utilites Committee on February 6, 2007.
  • Reported in the Senate on February 11, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that would use this as a legislative "vehicle" to counteract a state agency action and enable new coal-fired electricity plants to be constructed. The bill would also create a study commission to examine issues related to electric service in Kansas and establish net metering for small solar electricity generation projects.
    • Amendment offered by Sen. Pat Apple on February 13, 2008, to amend in details that would facilitate net metering in order to give residential customers credit for any electricity they may produce. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 13, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (33 to 7) on February 14, 2008, to enable new coal-fired electricity plants to be constructed by clarifying state administrative authority; to create a study commission to examine energy issues; and, to establish "net metering" for small solar electricity generation projects. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on February 15, 2008, to consider the Senate-passed version of the substitute bill.
  • Motion by Rep. Carl Holmes on February 16, 2008. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on February 16, 2008.
• Received in the Senate on February 18, 2008, and the Senate agreed to the conference committee.

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Introduced in the House on January 16, 2007. Passed in the House (122 to 0) on February 5, 2007. New Comment