File Code: Utility Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 750  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Edwards
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities and Solar Generating Systems -
Performance Standards and Decommissioning and Restoration Studies
 
Requiring the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of
Natural Resources to conduct two studies: one to study development of
general performance standards for wind-powered electric generating
turbines, and another to study how to ensure that funds exist to
decommission wind-powered electric and solar generating systems and
to restore the sites to pre-operation condition; requiring the Program
to seek input and to report to the Governor and to specified General
Assembly committees on or before December 31, 2009; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/25
 - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/30
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/27
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/29
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 
House Action
- 3/28
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/8
 - Re-referred Economic Matters
 -      Hearing 4/10 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; Power Plants; Solar Energy
 - Environment, Department of
 - Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
 - Natural Resources, Department of
 - Power Plants
 - Public Service Commission
 - Reports
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Solar Energy
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 227579/03     Offered on: March 30, 2009      at:
4:21 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
 Senate
- March 29, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)