Create a state energy authority

The number of committee members appointed to 3-year terms was changed from six to five to align with the total membership count.

The requirement for members representing energy consumption categories was adjusted to ensure exactly four members cover residential, small business, agricultural, and commercial/industrial sectors.

Selection criteria were clarified to specify that two members must have experience in electric transmission, distribution, and generation, while one member must represent private sector development and another must represent an investor-owned utility.

The requirement for renewable energy expertise was adjusted to select two members with experience in renewable energy.

Added two voting legislative liaisons (one Senator and one Representative) to the authority's membership.

Added four new ex officio, non-voting members representing private sector development, investor-owned utilities, renewable energy, and coal recovery.

Reduced the total number of appointed voting members from 14 to 13 to accommodate the new non-voting members.

Added a specific termination date to the bill, ending the statutory appropriation.

Changed the administrative allocation of the authority from the Department of Commerce to include the Department of Environmental Quality.

The bill number and title were updated from LC 1484 to HB 314.1, and the list of legislators sponsoring the bill was replaced with a new set of names.