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Committee hears support for ending legacy coal exemptions in SB 6172
Summary
SB 6172 would remove longstanding preferential statutory treatment for a coal‑fired power plant after its scheduled retirement dates by limiting cap‑and‑invest and sales/use tax exemptions and expiring prohibitions on additional emission performance standards; conservation groups supported ending exemptions while utilities and trade groups asked for flexibility on allowance budgets.
Committee staff briefed SB 6172 as legislation to remove legacy exemptions that were adopted to manage the orderly retirement and remediation of a large coal‑fired plant. The bill would limit the Climate Commitment Act exemption that has applied to the coal facility to emissions occurring before 01/01/2026, expire restrictions on state agencies imposing additional performance standards after 12/31/2025, and repeal a state sales and use tax exemption for…
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