9:00 a.m.

Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of minutes of the April 24, 2000, meeting

ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY TAXATION

9:05 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a schedule of the number of miles of each type of transmission line by kilovolts, including the different proposed transmission line mile tax rates, and electric rate schedules for investor-owned utilities and rural electric cooperatives in the surrounding states

9:15 a.m.

Presentation by Mr. Harlan Fuglesten, Communications and Government Relations Director, Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Mandan, concerning electric rates by customer class for all customers, including commercial, industrial, and residential, for each rural electric cooperative operating in North Dakota and the kilowatts per hour of electricity sold during the last 10 years in the geographic area served by each of the state’s rural electric cooperatives

9:45 a.m.

Presentation by representatives of the state’s investor-owned utilities concerning electric rates by customer class for all customers, including commercial, industrial, and residential, for each investor-owned utility operating in North Dakota and the kilowatts per hour of electricity sold during the last 10 years in the geographic area served by each of the state’s investor-owned utilities

10:15 a.m.

Coffee break

10:30 a.m.

Committee discussion concerning taxation of the electric utility industry

12:00 noon

Luncheon recess

TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY ACT STUDY

1:00 p.m.

Presentation by Mr. Jerry Lein, Public Utility Analyst, Public Service Commission, concerning Territorial Integrity Act cases PU-401-89-441 (applicant - Otter Tail Power Company, protester - RSR Rural Electric, customer - Minn-Dak Yeast Company, Wahpeton) and PU-401-96-216 (applicant - Otter Tail Power Company, protester - none, customer - Mr.Clyde Hoffner, Devils Lake) and comments concerning changes in the Territorial Integrity Act

1:30 p.m.

Comments by other interested persons

1:45 p.m.

Committee discussion and staff directives

2:00 p.m.

Adjourn