HCSHB2756--PROPERTYASSESSMENTCLEANENERGYACT
SPONSOR: O'Donnell
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonLocalGovernmentbyavoteof10to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2756.
ThisbillrevisesthePropertyAssessmentCleanEnergyActby
makingitinapplicabletoresidentialproperty. Thebillprovides
guidanceforanyresidentialpropertiesapprovedfortheprogram
betweenJanuary1,2022,andAugust28,2024.Thebillclarifies
thatacleanenergydevelopmentboardcanacquireloansor
assessmentcontractsfromotherstatesandtheirmunicipalities and
politicalsubdivisionstoserveacommonpurposeofproviding
financingsupportforcreditenhancementforanyproject.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisprogramisnotappropriateto
residentialhomeownerswholackaccesstoconventionalloans.The
countyandtheStateshouldnotallowtheirtaxingandcollecting
powerstobeusedforthebenefitoftheselenders.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative O'Donnell;
MissouriAssociationofRealtors;MissouriCleanEnergyDistrict;
MissouriBankersAssociation;MortgageBankersAssociationof
Missouri;MissouriCreditUnionAssociation;ArnieC.Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.