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Office of Energy and Mineral Resources seeks federal funding to run home‑energy rebates, proposes 'Speed Council' to streamline permitting
Summary
The Office of Energy and Mineral Resources requested a $24.5 million ongoing federal appropriation to administer the federal Home Energy Rebates program and presented a governor’s "Speed Council" plan that would use $311,000 ongoing (general fund) plus one‑time development funds to coordinate permitting and project timelines for large infrastructure and critical‑mineral projects.
Kellen McGurkin, a Legislative Service Office analyst, reviewed the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR). He said the office has expanded as it administers federal energy grants and that a one‑time $15,000,000 transfer from the general fund in FY2022 represented the state match for federal energy resiliency grants (POREG). He noted increases in federal appropriations in FY2024–FY2025 tied to competitive federal grant rounds and said the agency’s FY2025 appropriation (including reappropriated state match) is materially higher than earlier years.
On the FY2026 request, OEMR asked for an ongoing federal appropriation of $24,500,000 to administer the Home Energy Rebates program created by the federal Inflation Reduction Act. McGurkin summarized the requested…
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