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Committee splits on Office of Energy and Mineral Resources’ Home Energy Rebates and proposed Speed Council funding
Summary
The committee debated a governor-led Speed Council and a federal Home Energy Rebates program administration request; multiple substitute motions failed to secure the necessary majorities in committee and no final funding for the rebate program or permanent Speed Council was adopted at the hearing.
"I am Kellen McGurkin, a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services," Kellen McGurkin told the committee as he introduced the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR) request. The agency sought authority and funding to administer federal Home Energy Rebates created under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and a separate governor-recommended Speed Council for permitting reform.
McGurkin told the committee the Home Energy Rebates program provides federal funds for household appliance and home efficiency upgrades: "The home energy rebates program itself was created under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and offers $80,800,000 in federal funding to the state of Idaho to be used through 2031. These funds are to be used to administer rebates to…
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