Subject: RE: Senate Hearings
From: [email-masked]
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 05:29:37 -0700 (PDT)

Yes.  Also, best to coordinate with Jeff and Sue.
 
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Thome, Jennifer 
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:46 PM
To: Steffes, James D.
Subject: RE: Senate Hearings

Jim:
 
I would be happy to.  Should I work with Scott on this? 
 
Jennifer

-----Original Message----- 
From: Steffes, James D. 
Sent: Thu 8/16/2001 6:24 PM 
To: Thome, Jennifer 
Cc: 
Subject: FW: Senate Hearings

Jennifer -- 

We have about 3 weeks left of the California legislature (mid-Sept).  Do you think you have the time to follow closely the different bills to make sure that we aren't missing something? 

Jim 

 -----Original Message----- 
From:   "Scott Govenar" <[email-masked]>@ENRON [ <mailto:IMCEANOT[email-masked]>] 

Sent:   Thursday, August 16, 2001 5:01 PM 
To:     Sharma, Ban; Leboe, David; Eric Letke; Thome, Jennifer; Ken Smith; Bev Hansen; Hedy Govenar; Buster, Miyung; Guerrero, Janel; Robert Frank; Mike Day; Lawner, Leslie; Kingerski, Harry; Karen Denne; Kean, Steven J.; Alan Comnes; Susan J Mara; Kaufman, Paul; Jeff Dasovich; Steffes, James D.; Rick Shapiro

Subject:        Senate Hearings 

The Senate Energy Utilities and Communications Committee will take up the 
folling items next week pending approval of the Rules Committee: 

Tuesday, August 21 - 1:30 p.m. 

Informational Hearing: "A Review of DWR's Electricity Rate Agreement" 

Wednesday, August 22 - 1:30 p.m. 

AB 1233 (Pescetti) This bill would prohibit assessment of local transmission 
rates on natural gas if (a) it is delivered to an end-use customer, (b) it 
is delivered through a transmission system owned by another entity  that is 
not interconnected with a local utility transmission system, and (c) it is 
blended with gas supplies produced from an in-state source for the purposes 
of achieving a usable thermal rate.  The bill would require the commission 
to administer this provision in a manner that prohibits any cost shift to 
core customers resulting from the rate exemption required under the bill. 

ABX2 14 (Canciamilla) This bill exempts certain natural gas producers, 
suppliers and transporters from the definition of a public utility as 
described in Public Utilities Code Sections 216, 222 and 228.  Specifically, 
this bill; (1) provides that a public utility does not include a gas 
producer, supplier or transporter if the gas produced is of insufficient 
quality or heating value to make it acceptable for introduction into the gas 
line, plant or system of a gas corporation and if the natural gas is not 
provided for sale to more than five end users, 2)provides that a "gas 
corporation" does not include a producer, supplier or transporter as defined 
in item #1 above, 3)provides that a "pipeline corporation" does not include 
a producer, supplier or transporter as defined in item #1 above (4) 
establishes that entities covered by the exemption from public utility 
status as gas suppliers, producers or transporters are subject to 
jurisdiction of the CPUC with regard to safety, service quality, and 
consumer protection, and 
5)requires these exempt entities to apply the public goods charge to end use 
customers, as applicable. 

ABX2 30 (Dutra) This bill would amend CPUC act to authorize a public entity 
to assume from a public utility the work of relocating utilities that 
relates to a project of the public entity if the public utility defaults on 
executing utility relocation work under a relocation agreement with the 
public entity in connection with a transit or transportation capital 
improvement project, and would authorize the public entity to issue 
contracts with another qualified entity to conduct the utility relocation 
work. The bill would require a public utility to reimburse the public entity 
for the utility's share of the costs of the relocation work in accordance 
with the relocation agreement with the public entity.