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Committee backs expanded grant and loan authority for Clean Sustainable Energy Authority after amendment
Summary
The committee recommended a due‑pass on Senate Bill 2188 as amended, increasing proposed grant funding and loan line authority for the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority and adding the Director of Water Resources as a technical advisor; committee members discussed past awards, decommitments, and the authority's revolving loan structure.
Sen. Dale Patton told the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee that Senate Bill 2188 would adjust the membership of the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority’s technical advisors and provide additional funding for grants and a line of credit aimed at commercializing energy projects.
Patton said the bill would add the Department of Water Resources director as a nonvoting technical adviser because many projects have a significant impact on water demand. "The demand for water resources for these projects is pretty significant," the Department of Water Resources director, Reese Hawes, told the committee when he later testified in support.
Jordan (Deputy Director, Office of the Industrial Commission) and Bank of North Dakota representatives described…
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