GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 373

Short Title:  Future of Electric Service/Members.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Hoyle.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operations of the Senate.

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March 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ADD FOUR MEMBERS TO THE STUDY COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC SERVICE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Section 1 of S.L. 1997-40 reads as rewritten:
"Section 1.  The Study Commission on the Future of Electric Service in North Carolina is created.  The Commission shall consist of 27 voting members as follows:
(1)	Eight members of the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(2)	Eight members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(3)	The Chief Executive Officer of the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation or the Chief Executive Officer's designee;
(4)	The Chief Executive Officer of ElectriCities of North Carolina or the Chief Executive Officer's designee;
(5)	The Chief Executive Officer of Duke Power Company or the Chief Executive Officer's designee;
(6)	The Chief Executive Officer of Carolina Power and Light Company or the Chief Executive Officer's designee;
(7)	Two residential consumers of electricity, one to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and one to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(8)	One commercial consumer of electricity to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(9)	Two industrial consumers of electricity, one to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(10)	One member of the environmental community to be appointed by the Governor; and
(11)	One person representing a nationwide electric power marketer to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a cochair from the General Assembly membership serving on the Commission.  The Commission shall meet upon the call of the cochairs.  A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.