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JFAC deadlocks on Office of Energy proposals for federal rebates and new 'Speed Council'
Summary
After multiple motions and amendments, the appropriations committee did not advance a combined package to administer federal home energy rebates and to fund a governor-backed Speed Council; several motions passed in the Senate roll but failed to secure majority support in the House during the committee session.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee repeatedly debated and voted on funding for the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources’ (OEMR) request to administer federal home energy rebates and on a governor-proposed Speed Council to streamline permitting for large infrastructure projects. Committee members considered several motions with different funding levels and combinations of federal and general-fund requests; none produced a final, bipartisan majority in both chambers during the hearing.
Analysts described OEMR’s FY2026 request as including an ongoing federal appropriation to administer a Home Energy Rebates program created under the Inflation Reduction Act with roughly $80.8 million authorized to the…
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