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Legislative update: board hears bills on EV tax exemption and EMC acquisition transparency; data-center cost bill unlikely to pass
Summary
Ronnie Barrett briefed the board on several state bills affecting utilities — including the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Tax Exemption Act (House Bill 652) and a Senate measure on EMC acquisitions — and said a measure that would prevent utilities from rolling data-center costs into rates did not cross over and is unlikely to pass this session.
Ronnie Barrett delivered a legislative update to the Marietta Board of Lights and Water on March 10, describing where several utility-related bills stand in the two-year session. Barrett said the session is in its first year following crossover day and that most bills did not cross over. He identified two measures the board is watching closely: House Bill 652, described as the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Tax Exemption Act, and Senate Bill 256, described…
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