Amendment No. CA30

Conference Committee Amendment to Senate Bill No. 438 Second Reprint (BDR 58-861)

Proposed by: First Conference Committee

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 8 and 9 and inserting:

"obligations for the purchase of power.".

Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 34 through 42 and inserting:

"3. The provisions of this section must not be construed to allow the commission, by direct or indirect action, to modify or terminate any obligation for the purchase of power in effect on June 1, 1999.".

Amend sec. 4, page 3, line 5, by deleting "may" and inserting:

"must be established at and must".

Amend sec. 5, page 3, line 19, after "2000," by inserting:

"or such other date that is determined to be in the public interest by the governor pursuant to NRS 704.976,".

Amend sec. 10, page 7, by deleting lines 5 through 7 and inserting:

"or after [July 1, 1999, or the date on which alternative sellers are authorized to provide potentially competitive services to customers in this state, as appropriate.] March 1, 2000, or such other date that is determined to be in the public interest by the governor pursuant to NRS 704.976.".

Amend sec. 12, page 7, by deleting lines 24 and 25 and inserting:

"[December 31, 1999,] March 1, 2000, unless the governor, after consultation with the commission , determines that a different date is necessary to protect the public interest. [If the".

Amend sec. 12, page 9, by deleting lines 6 through 11 and inserting:

"[8.] 7. A vertically integrated electric utility shall not provide a potentially competitive service except through an affiliate [:

(a) On or after December 31, 1999; or

(b) The date on which the commission determines that the service is potentially competitive,

whichever is later.] on or after March 1, 2000, or such other date that is determined to be in the public interest by the governor pursuant to subsection 1.".

Amend sec. 16, page 12, by deleting lines 25 through 35 and inserting:

"4. A customer who has obtained generation, aggregation or any other potentially competitive service for at least 30 continuous days from an alternative seller after March 1, 2000, or such other date that is determined to be in the public interest by the governor pursuant to NRS 704.976, may reacquire service from the designated provider of electric service pursuant to tariffs approved by the commission. The commission shall establish minimum terms and conditions under which electric service must be provided pursuant to this section, including a minimum period during which a customer must be obligated to pay for the electric service from the assigned provider. The price charged for electric service for a particular group of customers must reflect the incremental cost of serving the group.".

Amend sec. 16, page 12, line 36, by deleting "5." and inserting "[4.] 5.".

Amend sec. 17, page 13, by deleting lines 27 and 28 and inserting:

"2. [The rate that the designated provider of electric service must charge a customer for the provision of electric service pursuant to subsection 1 is the total rate established for that".

Amend sec. 17, pages 13 and 14, by deleting lines 40 through 43 on page 13 and lines 1 through 6 on page 14, and inserting:

" 4.] 3. A customer who has obtained generation, aggregation or any other potentially competitive service for at least 30 continuous days from an alternative seller [after March 1, 2000, or such other date that is determined to be in the public interest by the governor pursuant to NRS 704.976,] may reacquire service from the designated provider of electric service pursuant to tariffs approved by the commission. The commission shall establish minimum terms and conditions under which electric service must be provided pursuant to this section, including a minimum period during which a customer must be obligated to pay for the electric service from the assigned provider. The price charged for electric service for a particular group of customers must reflect the incremental cost of serving the group.".

Amend sec. 17, page 14, by deleting line 12 and inserting:

"[6. Except upon the application of the designated provider to reduce the total rate for any class of customers pursuant to section 4 of this act, the commission shall not initiate or conduct any proceedings to]".

Amend sec. 18, page 15, by deleting lines 11 and 12 and inserting:

"2. [For the purposes of this section,] If the commission [may impose a procedure] determines that costs are recoverable pursuant to subsection 1, the commission shall, for the purposes of this section and section 3 of this act, adopt by regulation procedures to provide for the direct and unavoidable recovery from ratepayers of the".

Amend sec. 18, page 15, line 14, by deleting "procedure" and inserting "[procedure] procedures".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 21 and renumbering sections 22 through 27 as sections 21 through 26.

Amend sec. 22, page 16, line 35, after "2000," by inserting:

"or such other date that is determined to be in the public interest by the governor pursuant to NRS 704.976,".

Amend sec. 23, page 17, by deleting line 1 and inserting:

"Sec. 22. On or before March 1, 2000, or such other date that is determined to be in the public interest by the governor pursuant to NRS 704.976, an alternative seller and a vertically integrated electric".

Amend sec. 23, page 17, line 4, by deleting "2000." and inserting:

"2000, or such other date that is determined to be in the public interest by the governor pursuant to NRS 704.976.".

Amend sec. 24, page 17, line 6, by deleting:

"for electric service" and inserting "with customers".

Amend sec. 25, page 17, line 10, by deleting "July" and inserting "June".

Amend sec. 26, page 17, by deleting line 12 and inserting:

"inclusive, 18 to 22, inclusive, and 26 of this act become effective on".

Amend sec. 26, page 17, line 14, by deleting:

"Section 24 becomes" and inserting:

"Sections 23 and 24 become".

Amend the title of the bill, seventh line, by deleting "extending" and inserting:

"revising the provisions governing".