9:00 a.m.

Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of minutes of the October 15, 1999, committee meeting

9:05 a.m.

Presentation by Mr. Richard Bulman, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, MAPPCOR, St. Paul, Minnesota, concerning the development and implementation status of an independent system operator for the Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

9:50 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum concerning the constitutionality of imposing a megawatt per hour tax on municipal power systems

10:00 a.m.

Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum concerning constitutional issues relating to implementation of a megawatt per hour tax and the role of the State Board of Equalization

10:10 a.m.

Coffee break

10:30 a.m.

Comments by Mr. Harlan Fuglesten, Communications and Government Relations Director, North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, concerning the state's investor-owned utility taxation proposal for a restructured electric utility market

11:00 a.m.

Comments by representatives of the state's investor-owned utilities concerning electric utility taxation

11:30 a.m.

Comments by Ms. Marcy Douglas, Auditor, City of Northwood, concerning the investor-owned utility tax proposal and the Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives tax proposal, electric utility taxation, and the impact of competition on the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy

11:45 a.m.

Luncheon recess

1:15 p.m.

Comments by other interested persons in attendance concerning electric utility taxation and the impact of competition on the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy within this state

2:00 p.m.

Committee discussion and staff directives

2:30 p.m.

Adjourn