SS SCS SB 900 -- Natural Gas Purchasing

Sponsor:  Goode

This substitute allows schools to aggregate purchases of natural
gas through contracts established by a not-for-profit school
association.  The program is limited to public schools for the
first year, open to all schools for subsequent years, and expires
on June 30, 2005.

Energy sellers must register for the program with the Public
Service Commission, and gas corporations must file experimental
small volume transportation schedules or tariffs by August 1,
2002.  The commission may suspend the schedules or tariffs before
November 1, 2002, to review data and ensure compliance.

Gas corporations cannot require special metering for schools that
use 200,000 or fewer therms annually, must provide daily usage
projections based on weather and historical usage patterns, and
must report program revenue and costs to the commission annually
by June 1.  The school association must report participation and
cost savings data to the commission annually by September 1, and
the commission must file a report with the General Assembly with
90 days thereafter.

The substitute also gives the commission the authority to
allocate refunds and penalties from gas and pipeline companies in
any manner it determines to be in the public interest after
providing notice and holding a hearing.  Currently, the
commission allocates these refunds and penalties equally among
all affected customers.

The substitute contains an emergency clause.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:04 am