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JFAC rejects then reconsiders Office of Energy’s package; home energy rebates, speed council fail on first rounds
Summary
The Office of Energy and Mineral Resources sought federal funding authority for home energy rebates and state funding for a 'speed council' to expedite permitting for critical infrastructure; initial motions failed in committee before later iterations were reconsidered but did not secure final approval in both houses during the meeting.
The Office of Energy and Mineral Resources asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee for federal appropriation authority to run the home energy rebates program and requested general-fund support to stand up a governor-directed permitting 'speed council.' Committee members debated several variations of motions on the item; early proposals failed to secure majority support in both chambers before additional substitute motions were offered.
Kellen McGurkin, budget and policy analyst, told the committee the agency requested an ongoing federal appropriation…
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