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 | GOVT AFFAIRS REPORT - TEXAS
 | May, 2001 |  | Questions - Jean Ryall (512) 320-5957
 | Support Type | Deal Name/Project | Responsible  Persons | Business Unit Affected | $ Impact (MM) | Key Issues | Updated | Strategies/Comments/Next Actions
x | [NAME] | ERCOT [NAME] before the PUC | [NAME] | EN, EES |  | The commission has approved the protocol with amendments. | 2001-06-05 00:00:00 | The PUCT approved the [NAME] petition and Ordered that the [NAME] should take effect July 7th.
x | [NAME] | [NAME]. General-Antitrust | [NAME] | ETS, ENA |  | Under present circumstances - nothing | 2001-04-30 00:00:00 | Still monitoring - At this time since Texas Attorney General is to follow lead of the Department of Justice; if Texas Attorney General's office is slow to follow up, we might need to intervene with [NAME].
x | [NAME] | TX - Legislative Review | [NAME] |  |  | SB 601- relating to certain investments and rate reductions by insurance companies & related organizations; providing an administrative penalty. | 2001-06-05 00:00:00 | Passed the Senate and the House - waiting on it to be put on the calendar. This bill could be extremely beneficial to our Enron Investments Group. [NAME] is the CEO of Enron Investments and he feels that this could possible be another way of funding their investments. We will need to monitor this bill's progress. Passed.  Could mean $20 to $40 million dollars to Enron.  SB 601 was sent to the Governor on May 16 and was signed on the 28 of May, using earliest effective date.
x | [NAME] | TX Legislative Review | [NAME], [NAME] | All |  | The different issues and legislation dealing with SB-7 and Enron's various business units. | 2001-07-01 00:00:00 | We are tracking over 200 legislative bills at this time. There were 5,712 bills filed this session, of that we were tracking 203 of them, 53 of those bills passed. Of these 53 bills sent to the Governor, 4 of these bills were vetoed, with Enron benefiting from the vetoing of  2 of these bills.
 | [NAME] | TX Legislative | [NAME] | ALL | $2 million | HB 490 -This is a property tax bill. | 2001-07-01 00:00:00 | This bill was signed by the Governor and is effiective at earliest possible date.
 | [NAME] | TX Legislature | [NAME] | EBS |  | Veto of HB 1148, the measure would have impacted all of our communication facilities placing a great deal of adminstration and legal burden to stay in compliance with provisions put forth. | 2001-07-01 00:00:00 | This bill has been vetoed by the Governor.
 | [NAME] | TX Legislature | [NAME] |  |  | HB 1200 The Texas Economic Development Act- will provide an innovative tax incentive to encourage new business investment in Texas.  It is estimated that this will bring in 54.8 billion in total manufacturing expenditures to the state. | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | [NAME] | TX  Legislature | [NAME] |  |  | HB 931 Texas Economic Development Long Term Plan- wil require the Texas Department of Economic Development, in consultation with the comptroller of public accounts, to develop a comprehensive statewide economic plan to be updated every five years. | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | HB 1692 by Chisuem passed
x | [NAME] | [NAME] | [NAME] | EES, ENA |  | Negative stranded costs-- | 2001-06-05 00:00:00 | [NAME] died not enough time left in the session.
x | [NAME] | TX RRC | [NAME] | ETS, ENA |  | Pipeline integrity Testing Rule - Finalized on 4/10/01 | 2001-04-30 00:00:00 | The Texas Railroad Commission unanimously adopted its first rule for integrity testing of 150,000 miles of intrastate pipelines already in place for transportation of natural gas and hydrocarbon liquids.  The move makes Texas one of only two states now requiring integrity testing of pipelines.  CA, the other state, calls for operators to do hydrostatic tests of liquids pipelines every 5 years.  TX RRC staffers said they know of no calculations as to how much the new inspection program will cost intrastate pipeline operators.  However, they said the Association of Texas Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines and the Texas Oil and Gas Association did not specifically oppose adoption of the new rule but worked with the commission on specific working of its requirements.
x | [NAME] | TX PUC | [NAME] | All |  | Commission Appointments | 2001-04-30 00:00:00 | Continuing to work on the PUC Commission appointments
x | Deal | TX Issues | [NAME] | EES, Corp. |  | City of San Antonio   Meeting with [NAME],[NAME] and CPS of San Antonio | 2001-06-05 00:00:00 | Still ongoing.  Contacted [NAME] with [NAME] and met with [NAME], second in command at CPS.   Setting up meetings to offer Enron services to the City of Austin and City of San Antonio.   [NAME] of EES and I will attend these meetings. Trying to convince them to opt-in to competition.
x | Deal | TX - Aggregate Potential | [NAME] | EES |  | Potential retail opportunity | 2001-06-05 00:00:00 | Have shifted 4 commercial leads to [NAME] on an aggregate potential retail deal for EES.
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES | $1-2 | Commercial Lead: Grubb and Ellis, Texas Facility | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: Apache Corporation | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] ryall | EES |  | Commerical Lead: Methodist Hospital | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: [NAME] | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: Healthshare | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: TxEAC | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | `Commerical Lead: First Choice Management Services | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: Texas Assocation of School Boards | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center | 2001-07-01 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead:   Pedernales Electric Cooperative | 2001-08-07 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commercial Lead: CCNG, Inc Duval County CAES Project | 2001-08-07 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commercial Lead:  Datasour Consulting, LLC | 2001-08-07 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: TWCA- USA | 2001-08-07 00:00:00
 |  |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead: Entergy Solutions Supply Ltd. | 2001-08-07 00:00:00
 |  |  | jean Ryall | EES |  | Commercial Lead: Duncanville Independent School District | 2001-09-10 00:00:00
 | Deal |  | [NAME] | EES |  | Commerical Lead:   ISG Energy, LLC | 2001-09-10 00:00:00
 |  |  | [NAME] |  |  | Working with [NAME] on gas issues | 2001-09-17 00:00:00
x | [NAME] | BCCA - GHP/Houston | [NAME] | Enron |  | Kick-off of 1.2 million dollar public education campaign to educate citizens in local government.  The focus theme is elected officials have to make touch choices. | 2001-04-30 00:00:00 | Implemented a four-to-six week blitz, culminating on April 22, Earth Day.  Did a combination of television, radio and newspaper ads.  Working in tandem with the BCCA's legislative lobbying efforts through the development and implementation of a separate [NAME] initiative designed to inform state legislators of the public awareness campaign in Houston.  Still following SB 5 and HB 2134. These bills substantially reflect key elements of both the BCCA and the GHP's air quality legislative position statement.
x | [NAME] | TX Legislative Review - Wind | [NAME] | Enron Wind |  | Tax Incentive Deal | 2001-06-05 00:00:00 | HB 2234 - Died - no tax bills with a fiscal note were allowed passage.
x | [NAME] | TX Legislative Review - Wind | [NAME] | Enron Wind |  | Tax Incentive Deal - New data | 2001-05-07 00:00:00 | HB 2234, the Delisi bill on franchise tax incentives for wind energy is in Calendars and the Enron lobby team has been asking the Calendars Cmte to set the bill on the Gen. [NAME]. SB 857, Energy device sales tax: since parts and labor are currently taxable for repairs under the sates sales & use tax code, this would benefit [NAME] when outside contractors are needed to repair wind turbines and other ancillary equipment.  For every $100,000 in repair expense this exemption would reduce the operating cost by $7,250/Gavin Russo.
 | [NAME] | PAC | [NAME] | All |  | Waiting on budget figures for 2001-2002 | 2001-03-30 00:00:00
 | Origination | TX - Partially developed sites | [NAME] | ENA |  | Partially developed sites | 2001-03-30 00:00:00 | Working with [NAME], Director of Wholesale Origination on finding partially developed sites in Texas.
 | [NAME] | NCSL | [NAME] | Enron |  |  | 2001-06-05 00:00:00 | Working on Legislative Conference