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Minutes for HCR5023 - Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Short Title
Denouncing price gouging and market manipulation in the natural gas marketplace and supporting investigations into the extraordinary price increases of wholesale natural gas during the extreme cold weather event of February 2021.
Minutes Content for Thu, Jan 27, 2022
Chairperson Finch opened the hearing on HCR 5023 and acknowledged Nick Myers, Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes. Revisor Myers provided a synopsis of the house concurrent resolution. (Attachment 1)
PROPONENTS:
David Nickel, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board, testified in support of the house concurrent resolution. There were no questions. (Attachment 2)
WRITTEN ONLY PROPONENTS:
Paul Snider, Kansas Industrial Consumers Group (Attachment 3)
Leslie Kaufman, Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (Attachment 4)
Lynn W. Rogers, Kansas State Treasurer (Attachment 5). Treasurer Rogers also submitted a list of outstanding City Utility Low-Interest Loans referenced in written testimony. (Attachment 6)
OPPONENTS: None
NEUTRALS: None
Chairperson Finch thanked the conferees for their testimony and closed the hearing on HCR 5023.
Chairperson Finch announced HCR 5023 will be worked during the next scheduled committee meeting on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. While the legislature does not investigate these type of things, it is important that the legislature speak with one voice on behalf of the Kansas ratepayers.
