Bill Text: NH SB264 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to certain references to the department of energy and transferring authority over the low-income electricity assistance program to the department of energy.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-11 - Interim Study Work Session Work Session: 05/24/2022 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 306-308 [SB264 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2022-SB264-Introduced.html

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SB 264  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2022 SESSION

22-2989

04/08

 

SENATE BILL 264

 

AN ACT relative to certain references to the department of energy.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock. 30; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29

 

COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill changes references from the public utility commission to the department of energy in certain energy-related statutes.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22-2989

04/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to certain references to the department of energy.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Electric Rate Reduction Financing; Policy and Purpose.  Amend RSA 369-B:1, XIII to read as follows:

XIII.  The [commission] department should design low income programs in a manner that targets assistance and has high operating efficiency, so as to maximize the benefits that go to the intended beneficiaries of the low income program.

2  New Paragraph; Electric Rate Reduction Financing; Definitions.  Amend RSA 369-B:2 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

III-a.  "Department" means the department of energy.

3  Electric Utility Restructuring; Implementation.  Amend RSA 374-F:4, VIII(c) to read as follows:

(c)  The portion of the system benefits charge due to programs for low-income customers shall not exceed 1.5 mills per kilowatt hour.  If the [commission] department determines that the low-income program fund has accumulated an excess of $1,000,000 and that the excess is not likely to be substantially reduced over the next 12 months, it shall suspend collection of some or all of this portion of the system benefits charge for a period of time it deems reasonable.

4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.