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2002 SESSION
SB 257 Electric utility restructuring; electric energy emergencies.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Electric utility restructuring; electric energy emergencies. Authorizes the Governor to declare an electric energy emergency upon finding that an unplanned interruption in the generation or transmission of electricity, resulting from a hurricane, ice storm, windstorm, earthquake or similar natural phenomena, or from a criminal act affecting generation or transmission, act of war or act of terrorism, so imminently and substantially threatens the health, safety or welfare of residents of this Commonwealth that immediate action of state government is necessary to prevent loss of life, protect the public health or safety, and prevent unnecessary or avoidable damage to property. Upon declaring an emergency, the Governor may require a generator or municipal electric utility to generate, dispatch or sell to the Commonwealth electricity from a facility that it operates within the Commonwealth, for distribution within the areas of the Commonwealth designated in the declaration. The Commonwealth shall compensate generators, dispatchers or sellers of electricity. The Governor is also authorized to request the Secretary of the United States Department of Energy to invoke section 202(C) of the Federal Power Act.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 025414560 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 025479560-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB257ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 025414560
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/04/02 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 025479560-S1
- 02/06/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/02 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/02 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/02 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 025479560-S1
- 02/07/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 025479560-S1
- 02/08/02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/02 House: Read first time
- 02/13/02 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/28/02 House: Reported from C. & L. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/02 House: Read second time
- 03/05/02 House: Read third time
- 03/05/02 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/05/02 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/05/02 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/02 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/06/02 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/06/02 Senate: Rec. of House sub. agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/02 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/02 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/06/02 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/15/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB257ER)
- 03/18/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 609 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)