82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Commerce
Wednesday, January 24, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Ahlers
P    Boomgarden
P    Dreyer
P    Engels
P    Hunt
P    Juhnke
P    Noem
P    Novstrup (David)
P    Nygaard
P    Pederson (Gordon)
P    Street
P    Willadsen, Vice-Chair
P    Rounds, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Rounds, Chair

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Juhnke
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.
                    
Overview of the Public Utilities Commission
    Patricia Van Gerpen, Executive Director
    Dusty Johnson, Chairman (Document 1)
    Steve Kolbeck, Commissioner
    Gary Hanson, Commissioner (Document 2)
    


         SB 23: revise certain exceptions from the definition of unsolicited telephone calls.

Presented by:    Steve Kolbeck, Public Utilities Commission
Proponents:    Gary Hanson, Public Utilities Commission

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 23

Moved by:    Street
Second by:    Hunt
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Ahlers, Boomgarden, Dreyer, Engels, Hunt, Juhnke, Noem, Novstrup (David), Nygaard, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Willadsen, Rounds

         SB 24: update certain citations to federal regulations regarding the pipeline safety inspection and to revise certain provisions regarding the assessment of pipeline inspection fees.

Presented by:    Rolayne Wiest, Public Utilities Commission
Proponents:    Pamela Bonrud, Northwestern Energy

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 24

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Street
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Ahlers, Boomgarden, Dreyer, Engels, Hunt, Juhnke, Noem, Novstrup (David), Nygaard, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Willadsen, Rounds

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Juhnke
Second by:    Ahlers
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Tim Rounds, Chair


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