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SB1150: Electric utilities; collection of fines assessed by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Frank Wagner (R-7)
Frank Wagner
(R-7)
Served: 2001–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Electric utilities; collection of FERC fines. Authorizes any electric utility that is assessed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with fines, penalties, or similar charges as a result of brownouts or blackouts in its service territory that are attributable to the utility's failure to have adequate transmission infrastructure, to recover its payments of fines, penalties, or similar charges from those customers receiving service within the planning district or districts where construction of transmission facilities was delayed or thwarted as the result of opposition from the utility's customers.
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6 votes
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Comments
This is an absolutely insane bill. Basically, if the utility gets opposition to building any and all towers it wants to, and then gets penalized for not coming up with alternative solutions, the customers in the area who fought the towers have to pay the fines.