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Committee directs FERC license fees to renewable energy fund in bid to shore up state energy coordination
Summary
The committee approved Senate Bill 1020 to route approximately $150,000 per year from FERC licensee assessments into the state's Renewable Energy Resources Fund to support coordination of federal permitting and mining oversight by the Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources.
The Senate Resources and Environment Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1020 to the floor with a “do pass” recommendation after hearing from Richard Stover, administrator of the Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR).
Stover said OEMR coordinates the state’s engagement on federal permitting matters, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes, and that workloads have increased by about 40% over the past…
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