SB33 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Energy Policy, Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on, membership and duties revised, limit reporting of committee, creation of office deleted, authorized to form advisory subcommittees, Secs. 29-2-270 to 29-2-275, inclusive, am'd.

Summary

SB 33 overhauls Alabama's Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy by changing its membership, removing a mandatory energy plan duty, and adding advisory subcommittees and a staff structure.

What This Bill Does

It revises the committee's membership, assigning key leadership roles from both chambers and ensuring minority party representation. It removes the obligation to develop the Alabama Energy Plan and tightens reporting. It authorizes the creation of advisory subcommittees and a Legislative Energy Policy Office with a director and staff (and office facilities). It sets meeting and openness rules, including teleconference participation and compliance with the Open Meetings Act.

Who It Affects

• Legislators serving on the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy and related House and Senate chairs, with changes to their membership and leadership structure.
• Energy policy stakeholders and state agencies, including private sector energy interests and the Department of Agriculture and Industries, who would participate in advisory subcommittees and help shape policy.

Key Provisions

• Amends sections to revise membership of the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy.
• Deletes the requirement that the committee develop the Alabama Energy Plan.
• Limits the committee's reporting obligations.
• Authorizes the committee to form advisory subcommittees and to appoint their members; subcommittees include topics such as biofuels, efficiency, environment, infrastructure, renewable power, and more; the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries or designee shall be a member of each advisory subcommittee.
• Authorizes the establishment of a Legislative Energy Policy Office with a director and staff, plus office facilities and related staffing and contracting authority.
• Provides compensation and per diem rules for legislative and non-legislative members attending meetings and subcommittee work.
• Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Legislature