Bill Text: NH HB317 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to changes in the system benefits charge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-09 - Signed by Governor Sununu 08/03/2018; Chapter 374; Eff. 10/02/2018 [HB317 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB317-Amended.html
HB 317 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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HOUSE BILL 317
AN ACT relative to changes in the system benefits charge.
SPONSORS: Rep. Vose, Rock. 9; Rep. D. Thomas, Rock. 5; Rep. Kurk, Hills. 2; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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This bill requires legislative approval for increases in the system benefits charge.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Jan2018... 2483h
05/03/2018 1594s 17-0458
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to changes in the system benefits charge.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Electric Utility Restructuring; Policy Principles; System Benefits Charge. Amend RSA 374-F:3, VI to read as follows:
VI. Benefits for All Consumers. Restructuring of the electric utility industry should be implemented in a manner that benefits all consumers equitably and does not benefit one customer class to the detriment of another. Costs should not be shifted unfairly among customers. A nonbypassable and competitively neutral system benefits charge applied to the use of the distribution system may be used to fund public benefits related to the provision of electricity. Such benefits, as approved by regulators, may include, but not necessarily be limited to, programs for low-income customers, energy efficiency programs, funding for the electric utility industry's share of commission expenses pursuant to RSA 363-A, support for research and development, and investments in commercialization strategies for new and beneficial technologies. Legislative approval of the New Hampshire general court shall be required to increase the system benefits charge. This requirement of prior approval of the New Hampshire general court shall not apply to the full implementation of Order No. 25,932 issued by the commission, dated August 2, 2016.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
