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Committee advances bill requiring Corporation Commission to report interactions with Southwest Power Pool
Summary
House Bill 1662 would require the Corporation Commission to provide an annual report to legislative leadership describing its interactions with the Southwest Power Pool; the committee voted 8-0 to advance the bill.
Representative Cantrell presented House Bill 1662 and said it would require the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to file an annual report with House and Senate leaders detailing the commission’s interactions with the Southwest Power Pool.
"House Bill 16 62 requires corporation commission to submit an annual report to the House and Senate leadership detailing its interactions with the Southwest Power Pool," Cantrell said. He told the committee the request was intended to consolidate information so legislators could respond to constituent inquiries more easily.
Representative Bartirrell asked the sponsor to explain the reasoning. Cantrell replied that legislators had difficulty getting "legible and coherent, readable facts" and that a single compiled report would reduce the need to sift through numerous records.
There was no extended debate. The committee voted to report the bill out of committee by an 8-0 margin.
The bill, if enacted, would not change the Corporation Commission’s statutory authority but would create a reporting requirement to legislative leadership; no fiscal impact, enforcement mechanism, or required report format was described during the hearing.
