An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3053 By: Boles, Williams, and
Provenzano of the House
and
Rader of the Senate
An Act relating to energy; requiring Corporation
Commission to coordinate with the Southwest Power
Pool to develop and provide a reporting of certain
frameworks; requiring preparation of certain report;
establishing report contents; requiring completion of
report by certain date; providing for distribution of
report; providing for codification; and declaring an
emergency.
SUBJECT: Energy
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 294 of Title 17, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Corporation Commission shall coord inate with the
regional transmission organization known as the Southwest Power Pool
(SPP) to develop and provide a reporting of the regulatory and
statutory frameworks addressing the rule of the SPP as it pertains
to this state. The report shall provide a comprehensive assessment
of the impact of the SPP on the state ’s electricity infrastructure
and areas in which the state may desire further evaluation.
B. The report shall utilize the most recent twelve (12) mo nths
of available data and shall include an d consider the following:
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1. An explanation of how decisions are made at the SPP,
including the Regional State Committee (RSC), and the impact of such
decisions on Oklahoma ratepayers;
2. The potential impact of decisions resulting from the SPP
process, including the RSC, on the state budget;
3. The current use of intermittent power sources to meet
baseload capacity requirements and explanation o f the SPP’s
decision-making processes regarding the use of these intermittent
sources;
4. The studies and processes used by the SPP to assess and
respond to demands, including transmission studies conducted;
5. Identification of SPP decisions and processes that may
impact Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas industries;
6. Identification of areas in which Okla homa stakeholders may
benefit from additional information being shared on events occurring
at the SPP;
7. The amount of power produced within Oklahoma that was
transmitted outside of the state through the SPP for the calendar
year ending December 31, 202 3, the market value of s uch power, and
any benefit of this transmission to Oklahoma ratepayers;
8. The cost, if any, that is built into the most recent rate
cases with final orders previously before the Corporati on Commission
for the construction and mai ntenance of generation and transmission
infrastructure which is used in whole or in part for the generation
and transmission of power for sale outside of Oklahoma; and
9. An explanation of the level of input the Corporation
Commission has on the processe s and decisions of the SPP.
C. 1. The Commission shall ensure the completion of the report
no later than December 31, 2024.
2. A copy of the finalized report shall be submitted
electronically to the following :
a. the Governor,
b. the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representative s, ENR. H. B. NO. 3053 Page 3
c. the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate,
d. the Chair of the Utilities Committee of the House of
Representatives or successor committee,
e. the Chair of the Energy and Telecommunications
Committee of the Senate or s uccessor committee, and
f. the Chair of the Energy and Natural Resources
Committee of the House of Representatives or successor
committee.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safe ty, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of May, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 23rd day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________