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Energy rebates and federal home‑efficiency package split JFAC; original motion passes in Senate but fails in House quorum of committee
Summary
The committee debated a major federal-funded home energy rebates package and related staff/administration funding for the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources. The floor contested whether the committee had a majority after separate House and Senate tallies produced mixed results; the motion carried in the Senate roll call but the House side did
Committee members debated whether to accept federal appropriations and staffing to administer a large, federally funded home energy rebates program tied to the Inflation Reduction Act, including a separate governor initiative creating a one‑FTE “speed council.”
The original work-group motion would have added $24,497,900 in federal funds (and $82,000 in dedicated funds) for the Home Energy Rebates program and $481,100 general-fund support for a one‑FTE Speed Council; the work group reported unanimous support before committee debate. A substitute motion pared the federal…
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