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RESOLUTION 1 ~~ ~
A RES LION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
~~~, ARKANSAS EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS ,
ARKANSAS FOR THE PROPOSED "ELECTRIC CONSUMER
CHOICE ACT OF 1999' SENATE BILL 585, AND
OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL bbl A COMPETING
PROPOSAL OF THE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, 5S 585 sponsored by Senators Kennedy and Hooftnan, the "Electric
Consurrkr Choice Act of 1999" contains terms and provisions protecting municipally owned
electric utilities systems; and
WHEREAS, SB 585 the proposed "Electric Consumer Choice Act of 1999"
comprehensively deals with many issues associated with electric utility industry restructuring; and
WHEREAS, SB 585 the "Electric Consumer Choice Act of 1999" is supported by diverse
utility and consumer groups in the State of Arkansas; and
1~,REAS, S$ 661, a competing version of electric utility restructuring legislation
preparod by rural electric cooperatives delays implementation of customer choice, disenfranchises
citizens of cities owning electric systems, imposes unneeded and unwanted regulatory burdens on
municipal electric systems, hampers the growth of cities in Arkansas, focuses on issues irrelevant to
the resweturiag of the electric utility industry, and is patently unlawful by retroactively locking in
clahic service areas;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE City Council of the City Council of the
City of WPCt M~rNii s ,Arkansas:
SECTION 1: This Resolution shall be the formal advice and recomnnendation to the
Arkansas Gettet~al Assembly for passage of SB 585 the "Electric Consumer Choice Act of 1999",
and opposition to SH bbl by the City Council of the City of ~ N~rphls ,Arkansas.
SECTION 2: The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to provide
copies of this Legislation to appropriate members of the General Assembly, and to actively vie for
the passage of SB 585 on behalf of the City of West Memphis ,Arkansas.
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SECTION 3: This Resolution shad be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval.
DATE:
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
RECEIVER°7
CIiY CLERKS OFFICE
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