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House splits over expanding GEFA financing to natural gas and undergrounding lines; bill passes 109-50
Summary
The Georgia House on March 21 approved Senate Bill 13 to let the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority finance natural gas infrastructure and certain undergrounding of electrical lines, passing 109-50 after extended debate over rural development and fossil fuel policy.
The Georgia House on March 21 approved Senate Bill 13, which expands the Georgia Environmental Finance AuthorityGIFAto allow low-interest financing for projects related to natural gas infrastructure and certain electrical line undergrounding. The bill passed on a roll-call vote of 109-50 following extended floor debate that highlighted an urban-rural divide over energy policy and economic development.
Representative Angie O'Stein, who presented the measure on the House floor, said it responds to infrastructure needs in parts of South Georgia. "Senate Bill 13 would make natural gas infrastructure projects…
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