Oklahoma § 17-190.21 - Joint Electric Utility Restructuring Task Force

§ 17-190.21. Joint Electric Utility Restructuring Task Force

A. There is hereby created a Joint Electric Utility

Restructuring Task Force which shall be composed of the members of

the Oklahoma State Senate Energy and Environment Committee and the

Oklahoma House of Representatives Energy and Technology Committee

and the Chair of the Corporation Commission, or designee. The task

force shall be jointly chaired by the chairs and co-chairs of the

Senate and House committees.

B. A majority of the members serving on the task force shall

constitute a quorum. The task force shall meet at such times and

places as it deems necessary to perform its duties as specified

herein. Meetings shall be at the call of the chairs.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 17. Corporation Commission

C. The task force shall study the following issues:

1. The ability of a municipality to annex and serve customers

inside the territory of another electric provider;

2. The condemnation and re-use of electric facilities;

3. The statutory prohibition on consumer switching electric

service providers established in Section 190.7 of Title 17 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Court rulings and pending litigation filed as a result of

interpretations of the Electric Restructuring Act of 1997, Sections

190.1 et seq. of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. The effect of regional transmission organizations on the

electric generation marketplace;

6. The impact of changes in other states in our region and

nationwide relating to retail choice of electric services by

consumers;

7. Other issues the task force deems necessary to adequately

study electric restructuring in this state.

D. The task force shall solicit the input of all stakeholders

involved in the provision and consumption of electric service. To

further enhance such participation, the task force may appoint

advisory councils made up of representatives of various stakeholders

or invite any other persons as needed to advise the task force in

any matter they deem appropriate and necessary.

E. Members of the task force shall be reimbursed by their

appointing authorities for necessary travel expenses incurred in the

performance of their duties in accordance with Section 456 of Title

74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

F. The Oklahoma State Senate and House of Representatives shall

provide such staff support as is required by the task force and any

other state agency shall provide support as requested by the task

force.

G. The task force may issue any reports it deems necessary and

appropriate and may make any legislative recommendations available

to the Governor and the Legislature. The Legislature shall review

any reports or recommendations developed by the task force. Final

authority relating to the implementation of any recommended

statutory revisions shall reside with the Legislature.

H. The task force shall remain in effect and operate as herein

directed until its termination which shall be no later than December

1, 2009. The task force may elect, by majority vote, to terminate

its operations at an earlier date if it deems such action

appropriate.

Added by Laws 2007, c. 117, § 2, emerg. eff. May 9, 2007.