05RS HB225

HB225

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HB 225 (BR 307) - T. Pullin, R. Adkins, T. Couch, M. Denham, W. Hall, C. Meade, R. Nelson, F. Nesler, J. Vincent, S. Westrom

     AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Gas Transmission Authority.
     Create new sections of KRS Chapter 353 to establish within the Finance and Administration Cabinet the Kentucky Gas Transmission Authority; set the membership, meeting schedule, and compensation of the authority; authorize the authority to perform certain functions, including the issuance of revenue bonds; create the Kentucky gas transmission authority fund and limit the uses to which moneys in the fund may be applied; require an annual report to the Office of the State Budget Director and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue.

HB 225 - AMENDMENTS


     HCA (1, E. Ballard) - Repair projects not subject to "insufficiency" restriction; specify that authority may study the need for additional storage and transmission; clarify that authority will not engage in construction itself.

     HFA (1, T. Pullin) - Change "transmission" to "pipeline" throughout; clarify purpose of authority is for financing; add members to authority; permit study of need for additional pipelines; refine definition of user fees to be deposited to fund.

     HFA (2/Title, T. Pullin) - Make title amendment.

     HFA (3/Title, T. Pullin) - Make title amendment

     HFA (4, T. Pullin) - Change "transmission" to "pipeline" throughout; clarify purpose of authority is for financing, add members to authority; permit study of need for additional pipelines; repair projects not subject to "insufficiency" restriction; allow authority to study the need for additional storage and transmission; clarify that authority will not engage in construction itself; authorize authority to promulgate regulations; allow cities or counties, separately or together to own gas collection and distribution systems.

     SCA (1, T. Jensen) - Amend authority membership; delete sec 15 relating to cities and counties engaging in gas collection and distribution.

     Feb 1-introduced in House
     Feb 2-to Tourism Development and Energy (H)
     Feb 8-posted in committee; posting waived
     Feb 10-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1)
     Feb 11-2nd reading, to Rules
     Feb 14-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 15, 2005
     Feb 16-floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
     Feb 18-floor amendments (3-title) and (4) filed
     Feb 22-3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendments (3-title) and (4)
     Feb 23-received in Senate; to Agriculture and Natural Resources (S)
     Feb 24-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1)
     Feb 25-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 28, 2005
     Feb 28-3rd reading, passed 36-0 with committee amendment (1)
     Mar 1-received in House; to Rules (H)
     Mar 2-posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendment (1) on Thursday, March 3, 2005
     Mar 8-House concurred in Senate committee amendment (1); passed 89-0; enrolled, signed by each presiding officer; delivered to Governor
     Mar 18-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 155)


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