SJR 91 8/18/98 AGENDA

Senate Joint Resolution 91
RESTRUCTURING THE ELECTRICAL UTILITY INDUSTRY
August 18, 1998
10:00 a.m., Senate Room B
General Assembly Building, Richmond

AGENDA

Call to order.
Comments by chairman and joint subcommittee members.
Task Force updates.
- Structure & Transition: Senator Thomas Norment, Co-Chairman.
- Stranded Costs and Related Benefits: Senator Richard Holland, Co-Chairman.
Update on Virginia State Corporation Commission activities related to restructuring.
- James C. Dimitri, General Counsel.
Consumer issues. Perspective of consumer groups.
- The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Jack Hundley, Member, AARP Virginia State Legislative Committee.
- Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. Jean Ann Fox, Vice President.
- Southern Environmental Law Center. Trip Pollard, Staff Attorney.
- Apartment and Office Building Association. Thomas R. Hyland, Vice President, Government Affairs (written commments).
- Virginia Center Against Poverty. Rob Goldsmith, President; Judy Mason, Executive Director.
- Association of Energy Conservation Professionals (AECP). Billy Weitzenfield.
- VMH, Inc. Mary Anne Capp, Energy Resource Manager; Roger D. Colton, Consultant.
- Va. Poverty Law Center. David Rubinstein, Executive Director.
Consumer, environment, and education; regulatory and governmental viewpoints.
- Virginia State Corporation Commission.
- Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Counsel. Judith William Jagdmann, Deputy Attorney General.
Overview of Consumer Energy Council of America Research Foundation's report on restructuring.
- Beverly Jones, Foundation advisory committee member and CNG representative.
Consumer, environment and education issues. Perspectives of energy providers and marketers.
- Virginia Power. Eva S. Tieg, Senior V.P., External Affairs and Corporate Communication.
- Allegheny Power. Ellen Vancko, Director, Policy Analysis-Governmental Affairs.
- Consolidated Natural Gas (CNG). Beverly Jones, V.P. for External Affairs and Policy Development.
- Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. Dr. Frank Bacon, Chairman.
- Alliance for Lower Electric Rates Today (ALERT), Ralph L. "Bill" Axselle, Jr., Esq.
- Washington Gas. David Schwengel, Manager of Public Affairs.
- Virginia Municipal League (written comments).
- Other interested parties.
Discussion.
Other business.
Schedule and plan next meeting.
Adjourn.

Members:
Senator Jackson E. Reasor, Jr., Chairman
Senator Richard J. Holland
Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr.
Senator John C. Watkins
Senator Kenneth W. Stolle
Delegate Clifton A. Woodrum
Delegate Kenneth R. Plum
Delegate Jerrauld C. Jones
Delegate Eric I. Cantor
Delegate Harry J. Parrish
Delegate Terry G. Kilgore

Staff:

Division of Legislative Services
Arlen K. Bolstad, Senior Attorney
Robert A. Omberg, Staff Attorney

Senate Committee Clerks Office
Thomas C. Gilman, Coordinator, Committee Operations.
Patty Lung, Committee Operations.

The joint subcommittee's web site is: http://dls.state.va.us/sjr91.htm. To assist us in providing Internet dissemination of materials, joint subcommittee and task force presenters are requested to submit written comments and handouts in electronic format (i) by e-mail to staff prior to meetings, or (ii) by diskette furnished to staff at meetings. Presenters are also requested to bring 50 copies of their remarks or handouts to meetings. These copies will be provided to joint subcommittee or task force members, and to the public. Staff e-mail addresses: abolstad@leg.state.va.us or romberg@leg.state.va.us.