OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6851
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
HYDROGEN TASK FORCE.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8008)
House Calendar No.: 234
Primary Analyst: MT 5/18/23
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: FF=Federal Funds; GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill results 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 locate.
There is a potential cost to DEEP 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 2023HB-06851-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
onto the state.
House "A" has no impact by (1) removing the word clean from several
reference points throughout the legislation; (2) removing the deadline
for DEEP to adopt regulations and ; (3) clarifying the role of DECD to
locate federal funds but not to supply matching funds for grants.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.