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GA HR1831
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Tom Kirby
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Municipal Gas Systems in Georgia, composed of five House members appointed by the Speaker of the House
- Directs the committee to study whether municipally-owned gas systems should continue to be exempt from the 1997 "Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act," which allowed investor-owned utilities to unbundle gas supply from distribution
- Notes that Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGL) exited gas supply and customer service functions on October 1, 1999, transferring all 1.5 million customers to competitive gas marketers, while municipal systems remained exempt from deregulation
- Acknowledges that customers served by competitive gas marketers have reported lower prices resulting from marketers purchasing gas wholesale and selling directly to consumers
- Requires the committee to report findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, by December 1, 2014, at which point the committee stands abolished
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Municipal Gas Systems in Georgia; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/18/2014
Committee Referrals
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications3/13/2014
Full Bill Text
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