General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7140
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4168
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Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
(ET)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 7140
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 4168
*04168_______ET_*
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
(ET)
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE STATE'S COMPREHENSIVE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2017) (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall conduct a study regarding the adequacy of baseload Class I renewable energy capacity to effectively manage key components of the state's biomass waste stream, as identified by and in accordance with the Comprehensive Materials Management Strategy.
(b) Not later than February 10, 2018, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, shall report the results of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and technology.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2017 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2017
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct a study regarding the adequacy of baseload Class I renewable energy sources that manage the state's biomass waste stream in accordance with the state's Comprehensive Materials Management Strategy.
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