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House committee advances amended bill to create state energy authority after negotiated amendment and voice votes
Summary
The House Energy Committee adopted an amendment to HB 314 that redesigns the proposed energy authority’s makeup, moves oversight to DEQ, limits voting by state regulatory officials, adds annual reporting and sunsets the authority in 2031, then passed HB 314 as amended by voice vote (11–3 reported).
Following a brief recess, the House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee took executive action on HB 314, a bill to create a state energy authority with statutory powers and a dedicated revenue account. Committee members presented and debated an amendment that substantially revises the structure and oversight of the authority.
Key changes in the amendment (read on the record by the amendment presenter) include: assigning administrative functions to the Department of Environmental Quality rather than the Department of Commerce; specifying membership categories (residential customer…
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