2019 -- S 0194 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND EVALUATE | |
RHODE ISLAND'S ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND | |
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Euer, Seveney, Felag, and Murray | |
Date Introduced: January 31, 2019 | |
Referred To: Senate Commerce | |
1 | WHEREAS, All Rhode Islanders depend on and deserve a safe and reliable electrical |
2 | power and natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure system to meet the demands of |
3 | today and the expected demands of tomorrow; and |
4 | WHEREAS, A dependable electric and natural gas transmission and distribution |
5 | infrastructure system is critical to homeowners as well as businesses; and |
6 | WHEREAS, It is imperative that Rhode Island plans for the needs of today and |
7 | tomorrow. To that end, a reliable and resilient electric and natural gas transmission and |
8 | distribution infrastructure system is paramount; now, therefore be it |
9 | RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
10 | consisting of twenty-two (22) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not |
11 | more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; |
12 | three (3) of whom shall be members of the House, not more than two (2) from the same political |
13 | party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Administrator of |
14 | the RI Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, or designee; one of whom shall be the Chief |
15 | Resiliency Officer of the RI Infrastructure Bank, or designee; one of whom shall be the RI |
16 | Cybersecurity Officer, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of RI League of |
17 | Cities and Towns, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of National Grid RI, or |
18 | designee; one of whom shall be the General Manager of Providence Water, or designee; one of |
19 | whom shall be the Executive Director of the Narragansett Bay Commission, or designee; one of |
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1 | whom shall be the President of Enbridge Gas, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of |
2 | the Block Island Power Company, or designee; one of whom shall be the General Manager of the |
3 | Pascoag Utility District, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of Rhode Island AARP, |
4 | or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of RI Department of Environmental Management, |
5 | or designee; four (4) of whom shall be members of the public, two (2) of whom shall be |
6 | appointed by the President of the Senate, and two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker |
7 | of the House. |
8 | In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory |
9 | commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly |
10 | resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu |
11 | of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which |
12 | is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public. |
13 | The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and evaluate |
14 | Rhode Island’s electric and natural gas transmission and distribution system infrastructure. |
15 | Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
16 | The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
17 | All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
18 | documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
19 | desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
20 | The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide |
21 | suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further |
22 | RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and results to the General |
23 | Assembly on or before March 1, 2020, and said commission shall expire on June 30, 2020. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND EVALUATE | |
RHODE ISLAND'S ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND | |
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE | |
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1 | This resolution would create a twenty-two (22) member special legislative commission |
2 | whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study and evaluate Rhode Island's electric |
3 | and natural gas transmission and distribution system infrastructure, and who would report back to |
4 | the General Assembly on or before March 1, 2020, and said commission would expire on June |
5 | 30, 2020. |
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