legislative report 07 20 2001 independent energy producer lobbying firm sue mara enron corp tel 415 782 7802 fax 415 782 7854 forwarded susan j mara na enron 07 22 2001 11 16 pm martinez michael 07 20 2001 08 14 pm alex sugaoka e mail bill woods e mail bob ellery e mail bob escalante e mail bob gates e mail carolyn baker e mail charles linthicum e mail cody carter e mail curt hatton e mail curtis kebler e mail david parquet dean gosselin e mail douglas kerner e mail duane nelsen e mail ed tomeo e mail eileen koch e mail eric eisenman e mail frank derosa e mail greg blue e mail hap boyd e mail hawks jack e mail jack pigott e mail jim willey e mail joe greco e mail joe ronan e mail john stout e mail jonathan weisgall e mail kate castillo e mail kelly lloyd e mail ken hoffman e mail kent fickett e mail kent palmerton lynn lednicky e mail mark fillinger e mail marty mcfadden e mail paul desrochers e mail paula soos e mail randy hickok e mail roger pelote e mail ross e mail scott sadler e 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social services trailer bill senate president pro tempore john burton stated vote budget bill senate trailer bills approved assembly 7 00 p tonight budget deal meanwhile energy front four proposals discussing week sb 18 xx burton sb 78 xx polanco ab 82 xx keeley ab 83 xx wright still play legislatively evening even though governor told dow jones newswire earlier today proposals acceptable current form encouraged assembly senate stay session despite scheduled summer break bill acceptable could agreed upon two houses sent signature sb 78 xx polanco electric utility rate stabilization act 2001 passed full senate friday 22 ayes 17 noes originally introduced version sb 78 xx reflected terms original memorandum understanding mou negotiated governor davis southern california edison edison recently amended reflect senator sher proposed plan b mou version mou opposed edison grounds bill would leave edison creditworthy heard senate energy utilities communications committee wednesday failed 4 ayes 3 noes vote reconsideration granted however bill passed committee 6 ayes 2 noes thursday morning authors took amendments striking urgency clause changing rate component 125 kws 500 kws placing conservation lands land trusts deleting section 399 26 insulated edison international certain claims thursday hearing sb 78 xx passed senate appropriations committee thursday 7 ayes 3 noes sb 18 xx burton department water resources electricity bond financing order passed full senate friday 35 ayes 2 noes making possible dwr issue bonds lower cheaper rate allotted ab lx keeley assuming assembly concurs bill signed governor davis bill also prohibits additional charges consultants ad campaigns unless approved legislature requires certain sunshine provisions greater scrutiny contracts entered dwr understand j p morgan lehman brothers firms working state treasurer angelides bond offering advised governor office sb 18 xx could delay issuance bonds indefinitely variety reasons unclear whether bill ever signed bill heard senate energy utilities communications committee thursday passed 10 ayes 0 noes vote next must heard assembly ab 82 xx keeley electric utility rate stabilization act 2001 passed assembly energy costs availability committee wednesday evening 11 ayes 9 noes vote heard later evening assembly appropriations committee passed 11 ayes 6 noes vote compromise bill discussing week authored speaker hertzberg assembly member fred keeley bill continues work progress write report significant amendments considered awaiting vote full assembly possibly later evening current version bill provides limited direct access state purchase edison transmission lines 2 4 billion minimum 30 percent haircut major generators trust cover claims dealt haircut option ab 83 xx wright alternative electric utility rate stabilization act 2001 amended ab 50 xx assembly member bill campbell assembly energy costs availability committee wednesday evening passed committee 11 ayes 9 noes next must heard assembly appropriations committee barring rule waiver committee hearing scheduled time co authored assembly members rod wright keith richman joe canciamilla bill campbell bill would allow utilities impose basic monthly charge address net undercollection among things energy related developments week include sb 84 xx burton state energy resources conservation development commission passed full senate friday 30 ayes 1 sent assembly bill provides 10 million state general fund california energy commission cec fund matching grant program battery backup power source led traffic signals grant program administered cec consultation local governments provide 70 percent cost battery backup system next must heard assembly ferc expected consider disbanding current iso board independent slate directors wednesday ferc announced friday despite dec 15 2000 ferc order requiring appointment independent governing board iso state refused follow order citing state legislature change composition board supporters ferc order argue political appointees oversee power markets due state domineering role purchasing power behalf beleaguered utilities sb 85 xx burton electrical restructuring rates passed full senate thursday 37 ayes 0 noes bill bars california public utilities commission cpuc raising rates back pre 10 percent rate reduction levels solely mandatory rate reduction period expired march 31 2002 next must heard assembly senate gave authorization senate select committee investigate market manipulation thursday subpoena top energy company executives provide testimony insight companies trading practices resolution sr 14 passed 28 ayes 6 noes senate select committee investigate market manipulation voted unanimously wednesday ask full senate find texas based reliant energy contempt failing comply subpoena documents despite reliant handed 10 000 documents committee rejected unable reach agreement confidentiality reliant documents committee stepped back contempt vote last week enron company committee moved closer agreement release thousands documents stored texas mirant resolved pending contempt citation agreeing turn subpoenaed documents contempt citation reliant presented full senate immediately sent rules committee another hearing full senate acts dunn said state estimate overcharged electricity dropped 8 9 billion 6 1 billion ferc judge ordered readjustment state figure wednesday although state continues argue 8 9 billion figure correct ferc judge curtis wagner called figure baseless criticized california delegation negotiating good faith recent settlement discussions new amount 6 1 billion include power sales municipal utilities alternative energy suppliers two entities fall purview iso px state dwr well applies ferc price controls imposed june 19 retroactively takes account sales october 2 onward ab 28 xx migden electrical restructuring oversight board iso passed senate energy utilities communications committee tuesday senate appropriations 7 ayes 0 noes amended author committee double join sb 39 xx see amendment ties ultimate fate ab 28 xx fate ab 39 xx unless double joiner language removed bill goes governor signature assuming bill gets governor sb 39 xx speier public utilities failed pass assembly energy costs availability committee tuesday 7 ayes 10 noes reconsideration bill reheard committee granted author given failure sb 39 xx committee ab 28 xx effectively dead well moment see discussion ab 28 xx best regards tom mcmorrow mike martinez iepa legislative report 4 doc