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Bill would direct DGS to pilot renewable natural gas procurement and fund a university study on biogas
Summary
HB 1417 would create a Department of General Services pilot to check annually for available renewable natural gas (RNG/biogas) when procuring gas for state facilities and requires a University of Maryland environmental life-cycle study of biogas.
Delegate Chris Adams introduced House Bill 1417, which would establish a clean-energy procurement pilot within the Department of General Services (DGS). The pilot would require DGS, when purchasing natural gas for state facilities, to review availability and price of renewable natural gas (RNG/biogas) and to procure RNG if commercially reasonable. The bill also requires an environmental life-cycle study by the University of Maryland…
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