The following is an abbreviated list of bill tracked by OUSA during the 2006 session.

HB 1386 - Rep. Smaligo and Sen. Lerblance: Would have allowed IOU’s a franchise exemption in annexed areas. No agreement was made between the parties.

HB 2466 - Rep. Adkins and Sen. Paddock: Would have expanded a bill passed last session that allows for pre-approval of certain types of generation supply and utility upgrades. The expansion would have brought in long-term agreements and tolling arrangements, subject to Oklahoma Corporation Commission cost-recovery rules. No agreement could be reached.

HB 2984 - Rep. Jett and Sen. Shurden: A Senate amendment was placed in the bill originally that would have prohibited utility company workers and others from entering farming, ranching or forestry property if the owner or occupier forbade them. OUSA worked with a number of groups to amend or stop the bill. The author agreed to pull the bill and accept our amendments. The bill then passed the legislature and was sent to the Governor who signed it on June 7, 2006.

SR 115 & HR 1125 - Sen. Mazzei and Rep. Perry: Two resolutions urging the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to deny an application for a long-term power sales agreement for specific reasons. The Senate resolution passed and was filed with the Secretary of State on May 22, 2006.

SB 1560 - Sen. Shurden and Rep. Liotta: This legislation would have added Transmission and Independent Power Producers to the 10-year assessment study by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for energy requirements in Oklahoma. The bill never got a hearing in the House.

The bill was a request from Redbud Energy, a 1,200-megawatt, combined cycle, natural gas power plant located near Luther, OK. Redbud Energy attempted to get a resolution introduced later in the session that would have waived the 30-day waiting period required by law, before the OCC rules on competitive bidding were to take effect. They were unable to get a House member to sponsor it.

SB 1772 - Sen. Laster and Rep. Sullivan: Limiting Power of Eminent Domain. This was one of more than 25 eminent domain bills that we tracked throughout the session. This bill appeared to be the vehicle agreed upon by leadership but was allowed to die in the Senate.

Sen. Laster and Rep Liotta later introduced SCR 59 - a concurrent resolution recognizing that due to an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, all pending legislation was unnecessary to address the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut.