SJR 91 CONSUMER,
ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION TASK FORCE
September 17, 1998 10:00 a.m.
House Room 4 Capitol Building
AGENDA
Note: The task force will focus on two issues this morning: (i) aggregation of small business and residential customers, and (ii) preparing consumers for the transition to retail competition through consumer education programs.
1. Call to Order.
2. Comments by Chairman and task force members.
3. Virginia Council Against Poverty. Judy Mason, Executive
Director.
4. VMH, Inc. Mary Anne Capp, Energy Resource Manager.
5. Cape & Islands Self-Reliance Center, Matthew C. Patrick.
6. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. Jean Ann Fox, Vice President.
7. Virginia Association of Counties. C. Flippo Hicks,
General Counsel.
8. Virginia Municipal League. Howard Dobbins, General
Counsel.
9. Electric Cooperatives.
- Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. Mark Tubbs, Manager, Governmental Affairs.
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Greg Wortham, Senior Corporate Counsel.
10. Washington Gas. David Schwengel, Manager of Public Affairs.
11. Association of Energy Conservation Professionals (AECP).
Billy Weitzenfield, President.
12. Other interested parties.
13. Discussion.
14. Establish date and agenda for next meeting.
15. Adjourn.
Members:
Delegate Kenneth R. Plum, Co-chairman
Delegate Jerrauld C. Jones, Co-chairman
Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr.
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 Clerk's Office
Thomas C. Gilman, Coordinator, Committee Operations.
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The task force's next meeting (TBA) will examine consumer protection, energy efficiency programs and environmental concerns.
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.