Delaware House Bill 306 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 19 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-19 - Assigned to Energy & Transit Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Energy & Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill updates Title 26 relating to the requirements for obtaining a certificate to operate in Delaware as a new electric transmission utility. This bill uses language similar to certificate requirements for water, wastewater, and other utility services under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission (“Commission”). Due to recent changes in federal law, certain projects will now be available to entities both in and out of state. In order to perform this type of work in Delaware, a company will need to obtain a certificate from the Commission. Currently, there are no qualifications defined for the Commission to assess the impact a project of this nature will have on Delaware and its citizens. This bill will provide the Commission with the necessary authority to assess that impact and revoke a certificate in the future for good cause.

An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Utilities.

Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-19	Senate	Assigned to Energy & Transit Committee in Senate
2016-04-19	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-04-13	House	Reported Out of Committee (ENERGY) in House with 6 On Its Merits
2016-04-06	House	Introduced and Assigned to Energy Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/17253e8bacc3e73a85257f380064e2d6?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+306/$file/legis.html?open