SF0070 - Select committee on telecommunications.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0205

 

 

 

SENATE FILE NO.  SF0070

 

 

Select committee on telecommunications.

 

Sponsored by:  Senator(s) Miller, C.

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to public utilities; creating a select
 2  committee to review telecommunications regulation;
 3  requiring a report; providing an appropriation; providing
 4  for termination of the committee; and providing for an
 5  effective date.

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 7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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 9         Section 1.

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11         (a)  There is created a select committee on
12  telecommunications consisting of the following members:

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14              (i)  Three (3) members of the Wyoming senate
15  appointed by the president of the senate, not more than two
16  (2) of whom shall be members of the same political party.

 

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 1  The president of the senate shall appoint a senate
 2  cochairman of the committee;

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 4              (ii)  Three (3) members of the Wyoming house of
 5  representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, not
 6  more than two (2) of whom shall be members of the same
 7  political party. The speaker shall appoint a house
 8  cochairman of the committee.

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10         (b)  Staff services for the committee shall be
11  provided through the legislative service office. State
12  agencies shall cooperate with the committee to the extent
13  necessary for the committee to perform its duties.

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15         (c)   The committee shall review the regulation of the
16  telecommunications industry in Wyoming, including existing
17  state and federal regulation. The review shall include, but
18  is not limited to, telecommunications rates charged
19  consumers including methodologies for establishing those
20  rates and alternative methodologies. The committee shall
21  report its findings and any recommendations for legislation
22  to the legislature not later than December 1, 2001. The
23  committee shall terminate effective December 1, 2001.

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 1         (d)  There is appropriated from the general fund to
 2  the legislative service office fifteen thousand dollars
 3  ($15,000.00) or as much thereof as is necessary to be
 4  expended for purposes of this act.

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 6         Section 2.  This act is effective immediately upon
 7  completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
 8  as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
 9  Constitution.

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11                         (END)

 

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