February 26, 1999

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number _______ to SENATE BILL 428, as amended

Amendment sponsored by Senator Leonard Tsosie

1. Strike Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee Amendment 5.

2. On page 34, strike line 25 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof:

"all retail kilowatt-hour sales in the state billed by public utilities, municipal utilities and distribution cooperative utilities until December 31, 2004. Beginning January 1, 2005 the system benefits charge shall increase to seven hundredths of one cent ($.0007) per kilowatt-hour.".

3. On page 36, line 24, strike "in" and insert "into".

4. On page 38, line 22, strike "and".

5. On page 38, line 24, after "energy" insert "statewide".

6. On page 39, line 3, after "an" insert "Indian nation, tribe or pueblo,", on line 6, before "city's" insert "tribal government's," and after "costs", strike the period and insert

"; and".

7. On page 39, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

"(5) no less than six million dollars ($6,000,000) annually in underserved, low-income communities where little or no electrical service is available, to develop renewable energy supplies and service through initiation and implementation of renewable technology projects or to extend power transmission lines.".

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Leonard Tsosie

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 (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

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