R 388 |
2019 -- S 0194 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/20/2019 |
S E N A T E 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 |
Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Euer, Seveney, Felag, and Murray |
Date Introduced: January 31, 2019 |
WHEREAS, All Rhode Islanders depend on and deserve a safe and reliable electrical |
power and natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure system to meet the demands of |
today and the expected demands of tomorrow; and |
WHEREAS, A dependable electric and natural gas transmission and distribution |
infrastructure system is critical to homeowners as well as businesses; and |
WHEREAS, It is imperative that Rhode Island plans for the needs of today and |
tomorrow. To that end, a reliable and resilient electric and natural gas transmission and |
distribution infrastructure system is paramount; now, therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
consisting of nineteen (19) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more |
than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of |
whom shall be the Administrator of the RI Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, or designee; |
one of whom shall be the Chief Resiliency Officer of the RI Infrastructure Bank, or designee; one |
of whom shall be the RI Cybersecurity Officer, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive |
Director of RI League of Cities and Towns, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of |
National Grid RI, or designee; one of whom shall be the General Manager of Providence Water, |
or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Narragansett Bay Commission, |
or designee; one of whom shall be the President of Enbridge Gas, or designee; one of whom shall |
be the President of the Block Island Power Company, or designee; one of whom shall be the |
General Manager of the Pascoag Utility District, or designee; one of whom shall be the President |
of Rhode Island AARP, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of RI Department of |
Environmental Management, or designee; four (4) of whom shall be members of the public, all of |
whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate. |
In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory |
commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly |
resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu |
of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which |
is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public. |
The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and evaluate |
Rhode Island’s electric and natural gas transmission and distribution system infrastructure. |
Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
the call of the President of the Senate and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the |
legislators. |
Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide |
suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and results to the Senate on or |
before March 1, 2020, and said commission shall expire on June 30, 2020. |
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