OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6851
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
HYDROGEN TASK FORCE.
Primary Analyst: MT 3/29/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: EW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
FF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund; FF=Federal Funds
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill would result in both a potential cost to the Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in the form of additional
labor costs, and a potential gain of federal fund revenue. This would
require DEEP to develop a hydrogen strategic plan to advance clean
hydrogen energy in state.
The bill requires DEEP to find additional funding for these projects
through existing federal resources. This would be done in part through
the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)
and would feature no additional cost to create.
There is a potential cost in the additional labor provisions that are
provided by the bill. The extension of the usage of the "standard wage"
requirement to hydrogen projects may lead to higher bid costs if they
contractors and companies impacted choose to pass those costs onto the
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The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.