The American Legislative Exchange Council has adopted a resolution setting December 2000 as the federal date-certain for expediting the transition to competition in the electric power industry.
The date set in the model resolution, which state legislators can adopt, is the same deadline named in the federal bill drafted by Rep. Dan Schaefer (R-Colo.). ALEC, the largest bipartisan membership association of state legislators with 3,000 members, believes that a common timeline between federal and state governments is necessary for a seamless transition to competition. Market inconsistencies would develop according to ALEC, if states shift to competition at varying times without federal guidelines. t
Lori A. Burkhart is an associate legal editor with PUBLIC UTILITIES FORTNIGHTLY.
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