Chapter 23
Electric Industry Restructuring Act

Article 1
General Provisions

Senate Bill 688AARP Bill
56-576 Short Title
56-577 DefinitionsAARP Section XXX-3
56-578 Applicability; municipalitiesAARP Section XXX-7

Article 2
Phased Transition to Competition

56-579 Schedule for transition to retail competition; Commission authority AARP Section XXX-4
56-580 Nondiscriminatory access to transmission and distribution systems
56-581 Independent System Operator
56-582 Regional Power Exchange

Article 3
Regulation of Electricity Generation, Transmission and Distribution

56-583 Transmission and distribution of electric energy.
56-584 Regulation of rates subject to Commission's jurisdiction. AARP Section XXX-5 and AARP Section XXX-6
56-585 Licensure of suppliers of retail electric energy; license suspension or revocation; penalties. AARP Section XXX-9
56-586 Suppliers of last resortAARP Section XXX-16
56-587 Voluntary aggregation permitted AARP Section XXX-30??
56-588 Metering, billing and other related distribution services. AARP Section XXX-8
56-589 Consumer protections and customer services; penalties. AARP Section XXX-10, AARP Section XXX-11, AARP Section XXX-12, AARP Section XXX-13, AARP Section XXX-14
56-590 Public purpose programs.AARP Section XXX-25 and AARP Section XXX-24
56-590.1 EnvironmentAARP Section XXX-22
56-590.2 Energy EfficiencyAARP Section XXX-23
56-590.3 Utility Workers ProtectionAARP Section XXX-27

Article 4
Additional Provision

56-591 Transition costs and benefits
56-591.1 Stranded CostsAARP Section XXX-20
56-592 Nonbypassable wires chargesAARP Section XXX-21
56-593 Divestiture not required; functional separation AARP Section XXX-15
56-594 Legislative transition task force established AARP Section XXX-28

Miscellaneous Provisions

AARP Section XXX-1 Purpose
AARP Section XXX-2 Statement of Principles
AARP Section XXX-17 Marketing - large utilities
AARP Section XXX-18 Marketing - small utilities
AARP Section XXX-19 Marketing - consumer-owned utilities
AARP Section XXX-26 Commission participation in federal and international proceedings
AARP Section XXX-29 Intervenor Compensation