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Committee approves amended bill to bar local fuel-source mandates, limits enforcement of utility benchmarking; amendment passes 9–4
Summary
The Roads and Transportation Committee passed House Bill 1150 as amended 9–4. The bill prevents local units and HOAs from restricting consumer fuel choice for small equipment, creates airport overlay zoning for safety and, through Amendment 6, prohibits counties/municipalities from adopting or enforcing per-unit utility-usage reporting ordinances; members debated exemptions for multifamily properties and city benchmarking.
The Roads and Transportation Committee passed House Bill 1150 as amended on a 9–4 vote after a lengthy discussion over energy benchmarking, data collection and exemptions for multifamily buildings.
Sponsor Representative Jim Pressell described the bill as two linked items: preserving consumer fuel choice for handheld and small equipment (preventing local or HOA bans on certain fuel sources) and requiring airport-overlay zoning districts to protect landing approaches. "This is very, very similar to 1389 last year," Pressell said, describing the bill's intent to leave fuel choice to consumers while protecting airport approaches.
Amendment 6, taken by consent, makes it unenforceable for a county or municipality to adopt or enforce an ordinance requiring per-unit utility-usage…
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