District 33 - Republican
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Sponsor Statement for HB
62
Alaska Public Utilities Commission
An Act relating to the Alaska Public Utilities Commission; and providing for an effective date.
Posted: January 31, 2000
Contact: Representative Gene Therriault at (907) 465-4797.
Under AS 42.05 and 42.06, the Alaska Public Utilities Commission regulates public utilities by certifying qualified providers of public utility and pipeline services. It is designed to ensure that utilities provide safe and adequate services and facilities at reasonable rates. The five-member Commission also determines the eligibility and the per kilowatt-hour support for electric utilities under the Power Cost Equalization program (AS 42.45).
The Alaska Public Utilities Commission is set to expire June 30, 1999 under AS 44.66.010, Termination of state boards and commissions. If the Legislature does not act to extend the Commission, it would have one year, until June 30, 2000, to conclude its affairs. House Bill 62 will extend the Commission for another four years.
The title has intentionally been left broad enough to allow leeway for discussion of several issues of concern that have arisen during the past four years of the Commission's existence.
* Senate Bill 133, sponsored by Senator Drue Pearce, became the vehicle for this legislation.