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68th Legislature 2023 HB 729.1
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 729
2 INTRODUCED BY S. GALLOWAY, S. KERNS, S. GIST, L. SHELDON-GALLOWAY, L. BREWSTER, K.
3 SEEKINS-CROWE, F. NAVE, M. HOPKINS, J. GILLETTE, G. OBLANDER, T. BROCKMAN, M. YAKAWICH,
4 C. FRIEDEL, G. KMETZ, J. ETCHART, B. PHALEN, L. DEMING, E. BUTCHER
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6 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADVANCED CONDUCTOR COST-
7 EFFECTIVENESS CRITERIA; ALLOWING ADVANCED CONDUCTOR RATE BASING; PROVIDING A
8 DEFINITION; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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12 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Criteria for allowable advanced conductor programs. (1) The
13 commission may approve cost-effectiveness criteria for advanced conductor projects that may be placed into a
14 utility's rate base under this part.
15 (2) Criteria must be based on established direct current resistance at standard pressure and a
16 temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
17 (3) As used in this section, "advanced conductor" means an overhead electricity conductor
18 installed in a transmission or distribution project that has a direct current electrical resistance at least 10% lower
19 than similar existing conductors on the system.
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21 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
22 integral part of Title 69, chapter 3, part 7, and the provisions of Title 69, chapter 3, part 7, apply to [section 1].
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24 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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Statutes affected:
Amended: 69-3-702