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Lawmakers hear cities’ bid to build power on municipal sites, including capped landfills; committee takes no action
Summary
The Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee heard testimony on Senate File 54, a proposal that would permit municipal ownership or development of electricity production facilities on city-owned property — including capped landfills — but the committee took no action to advance the bill.
The Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee heard testimony on Senate File 54, a proposal that would permit municipal ownership or development of electricity production facilities on city-owned property — including capped landfills — but the committee took no action to advance the bill.
Cheyenne officials and municipal association representatives told the panel the measure grew from local interest in using otherwise unusable parcels to generate revenue for city services. "We have a site...a capped area of approximately 100 acres" at the Cheyenne landfill, Councilman Mark Rennie said, and the city has investigated building a small solar array there. Bob McLaren, representing WAM, said the association supports the bill as an…
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