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Department of Energy supports cleanup bill clarifying PUC role and appeal rights
Summary
The Department of Energy told the Senate committee it supports House Bill 266, a cleanup measure clarifying the department’s authority across statutes it administers, affirming party status in Public Utilities Commission proceedings and its right to appeal, and administratively attaching the PUC to the department; staff said the language addresses prior PUC concerns.
The Senate Committee on Executive Departments and Administration heard from the Department of Energy in support of House Bill 266, a technical cleanup bill that the department says clarifies its role in Public Utilities Commission (PUC) matters and other statutes it administers.
Meg Stone, legislative liaison for the Department of Energy, told the committee the department "supports House Bill 266" and described the measure as a cleanup bill…
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