PRINTER'S NO. 2435
No. 273 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY GEORGE, SURRA, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE,
CORRIGAN, CURRY, DeLUCA, DERMODY, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST,
GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HORSEY, JAMES, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN,
LEDERER, LEVDANSKY, MANDERINO, MUNDY, PALLONE, READSHAW,
SATHER, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN,
TANGRETTI, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRICH, WALKO, WATERS,
J. WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND PISTELLA,
AUGUST 1, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, AUGUST 1, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Committee on Consumer Affairs and the Committee on
2 Environmental Resources and Energy to jointly undertake a
3 comprehensive and balanced assessment of public utility
4 deregulation in Pennsylvania.
5 WHEREAS, This General Assembly has enacted legislation to
6 deregulate public utilities; and
7 WHEREAS, The effects of this legislation have not been
8 ascertained; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the Committee on Consumer Affairs and the
10 Committee on Environmental Resources and Energy be directed to
11 conduct a joint study of the impact of public utility
12 deregulation in Pennsylvania; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the assessment include at a minimum:
14 (1) A comprehensive review of the costs and benefits of
15 public utility deregulation.
16 (2) The impact of public utility deregulation on the
1 economy, infrastructure, consumers, businesses and employees
2 of this Commonwealth.
3 (3) Recommendations regarding the manner in which
4 deregulation in each public utility industry should be
5 modified to better achieve the public good;
6 and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the committees hold hearings, take testimony
8 and make their investigations at such places as they deem
9 necessary; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the committees jointly prepare a report of
11 their findings and recommendations to the House of
12 Representatives no later than December 31, 2001.
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