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Office of Energy and Mineral Resources seeks federal funding for home energy rebates, proposes Speed Council to streamline permitting
Summary
The Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources requested a $24.5 million federal appropriation to administer Home Energy Rebates and proposed a multiagency "Speed Council" (requested $311,000 ongoing GF and $170,000 one-time) to coordinate permitting and project tracking for large infrastructure and energy projects.
The Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR) told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it seeks an ongoing federal appropriation of $24.5 million to run a Home Energy Rebates program created under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
OEMR administrator Richard Stover and Legislative Services analyst Kellen McGurkin told committee members the $24.5 million request would be funded with federal dollars and would not require a state match. OEMR presented a top‑level breakdown: $20 million in trustee-and-benefit payments to fund rebates to households, $4 million for administrative and implementation costs (including procurement of a third‑party implementer and associated software), and roughly…
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