Bill Text: CT HB05210 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Membership Of The Connecticut Energy Advisory Board.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-20 - Referred by House to Committee on Energy and Technology [HB05210 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05210-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5210
February Session, 2010		LCO No. 884
		*_____HB05210GAE___032610____*
Referred to Committee on Commerce
Introduced by:
(CE)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CONNECTICUT ENERGY ADVISORY BOARD.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 16a-3 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):

(a) There is established a Connecticut Energy Advisory Board consisting of [fifteen] sixteen members, including the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the chairperson of the Public Utilities Control Authority, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Consumer Counsel, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or their respective designees. The Governor shall appoint a representative of an environmental organization knowledgeable in energy efficiency programs, a representative of a consumer advocacy organization and a representative of a state-wide business association. The president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint a representative of a chamber of commerce, a representative of a state-wide manufacturing association and a member of the public considered to be an expert in electricity, generation, procurement or conservation programs. The speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a representative of low-income ratepayers, a representative of state residents, in general, with expertise in energy issues and a member of the public considered to be an expert in electricity, generation, procurement or conservation programs. All appointed members shall serve in accordance with section 4-1a. No appointee may be employed by, or a consultant of, a public service company, as defined in section 16-1, or an electric supplier, as defined in section 16-1, or an affiliate or subsidiary of such company or supplier.

(b) The board shall (1) represent the state in regional energy system planning processes conducted by the regional independent system operator, as defined in section 16-1; (2) encourage representatives from the municipalities that are affected by a proposed project of regional significance to participate in regional energy system planning processes conducted by the regional independent system operator; (3) participate in a forecast proceeding conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 16-50r; (4) participate in a life-cycle proceeding conducted pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-50r; and (5) review the procurement plan submitted by the electric distribution companies pursuant to section 16a-3a.

(c) The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members and shall adopt such rules of procedure as are necessary to carry out its functions.

(d) The board shall convene its first meeting not later than September 1, 2003. A quorum of the board shall consist of two-thirds of the members currently serving on the board.

(e) The board shall employ such staff as is required for the proper discharge of its duties. The board may also retain any third-party consultants it deems necessary to accomplish the goals set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The board shall annually submit to the Department of Public Utility Control a proposal regarding the level of funding required for the discharge of its duties, which proposal shall be approved by the department either as submitted or as modified by the department.

(f) The Connecticut Energy Advisory Board shall be within the Office of Policy and Management for administrative purposes only.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2010	16a-3

CE	Joint Favorable C/R	GAE
GAE	Joint Favorable