Date: 09/30/2009

Final
Draft Bill 3

WATER RESOURCES REVIEW COMMITTEE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to recommend Draft Bill 3 that requires a nePASS


02:03 PM -- Draft Bill 3 -- Valuation of New Hydroelectric Facilities


Draft Bill 3 concerning valuation of new hydroelectric facilities was requested at the September 9 meeting of the Water Resources Review Committee (Attachment Q). Senator Schwartz explained that Draft Bill 3 requires that new hydroelectric energy facilities be valued for the purpose of property taxation in the same manner as new wind energy facilities and new solar energy facilities are valued.

Attachment Q.pdf
BILL:Draft Bill 3
TIME: 02:04:35 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Moved to recommend Draft Bill 3 that requires a new hydroelectric energy facility to be valued for the purpose of property taxation in the same manner as new wind energy facilities and new solar energy facilities are valued. The motion passed on a vote of 8 to 1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
No
Brophy
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Gardner C.
Excused
McKinley
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
White
Yes
Whitehead
Yes
Curry
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
02:05 PM

Senator Schwartz offered to sponsor the bill in the Senate and Representative Fischer offered to sponsor the bill in the House. Senators Hodge, Brophy, White, and Whitehead and Representatives Curry, Baumgardner and McKinley requested to be cosponsors of the bill. If approved by Legislative Council on November 10, this bill will be introduced as a Senate Bill in the 2010 legislative session and exempt from the sponsor's five-bill limit.

The committee recessed.
BILL:Draft Bill 3
TIME: 02:03:35 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Moved to recommend Draft Bill 3 that requires a new hydroelectric energy facility to be valued for the purpose of property taxation in the same manner as new wind energy facilities and new solar energy facilities are valued. The motion passed 8 to 1. Senator Schwartz offered to sponsor the bill in the Senate and Representative Fischer offered to sponsor the bill in the House. Senators Hodge, Brophy, White, and Whitehead and Representatives Curry, Baumgardner and McKinley requested to be cosponsors of the bill. If approved by Legislative Council on November 10, this bill will be introduced as a Senate Bill in the 2010 legislative session and exempt from the sponsor's five-bill limit.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
No
Brophy
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Gardner C.
Excused
McKinley
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
White
Yes
Whitehead
Yes
Curry
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS