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Committee hears bill to prevent local bans on natural gas hookups in new homes
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The House Committee on Housing Finance and Policy also considered House File 484, a measure to prohibit local governments from banning natural gas hookups in residential construction.
The House Committee on Housing Finance and Policy also considered House File 484, a measure to prohibit local governments from banning natural gas hookups in residential construction.
Representative Mecklen (chairing the bill presentation) said the proposal has been offered in similar forms many times and described it as an "all-of-the-above" approach to household energy, noting rural reliance on natural gas or propane and limitations of some electric heat technologies in extreme cold.
Mark Foster, vice president of legislative and political affairs for Housing First…
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