House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Public Utility Subcommittee

MEETING NOTICE

AGENDA

TO: PUBLIC UTILITY SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS

The Honorable William K. "Bill" Bowers
The Honorable Grady A. Brown
The Honorable Phillip D. Lowe
The Honorable Dennis C. Moss
The Honorable Bill Sandifer

FROM: The Honorable P. Michael "Mike" Forrester, Chairman

RE: Subcommittee Meeting - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Public Utility Subcommittee will meet upon adjournment of the Insurance Subcommittee which meets at 2:30, or upon adjournment of the House, whichever is later, in Room 403 of the Blatt Building. The following will be discussed:

H. 3425 -- Reps. J.E. Smith, Loftis, Cobb-Hunter, Horne, M.S. McLeod, Funderburk, W.J. McLeod, Powers Norrell, Rutherford, King and Neal: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "ENERGY SYSTEM FREEDOM OF OWNERSHIP ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 14 TO CHAPTER 52, TITLE 48 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A THIRD PARTY MAY SELL ELECTRICITY PRODUCED BY A RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY AS DEFINED IN THIS ACT, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SALE OF ELECTRICITY FROM A RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY BY THIRD PARTIES DOES NOT SUBJECT THE SELLER TO REGULATION AS A PUBLIC UTILITY, TO PROVIDE RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE ENERGY OFFICE, TO IMPOSE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON FEES CHARGED BY A UTILITY TO A RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE ENERGY OFFICE MAY PROMULGATE NECESSARY REGULATIONS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-25 SO AS TO EXEMPT RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES FROM PROVISIONS GOVERNING ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES.

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This is not an exclusive list of bills to be discussed. The agenda is subject to change.

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