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Article: Preemption watch. (deregulation and retail competition for electric utilities)
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- State Legislatures
- Article date:
- April 1, 1997
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Two important bills that potentially intrude on state authority have been introduced in the 105th Congress to require deregulation and retail competition for electric utilities. Representative Dan Schaefer of Colorado has introduced HR 655, essentially a duplicate of his HR 3790 introduced last session. Senator Dale Bumpers of Arkansas, ranking Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has introduced S 237, which also would deregulate the electric utility industry and preempt state law to mandate retail competition (while retaining a role for states in regulating and supervising competition). Representative Tom DeLay, the House Republican whip, is ...