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2023 SESSION
House Bills on Second Reading
Regular Calendar
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H.B. 2026.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 56-585.5 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to renewable energy; biomass-fired facilities; Department of
Forestry advisory panel; report. 23101845D
- 01/24/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23101845D-E
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101845D
Patrons--O'Quinn and LaRock
Reported from Committee on Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
YEAS--Byron, Kilgore, Ware, Marshall, O'Quinn, Ransone, Webert, Wilt, Head, Adams, L.R., McNamara, Batten--12.
NAYS--Ward, Kory, Bagby, Mullin, Lopez, Sullivan, Guzman, Gooditis, Scott, D.L., Hayes--10.
ABSTENTIONS--0.
NOT VOTING--0.
AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE
COMMERCE AND ENERGY
- 1. Line 417, introduced, after for
- strike
- potential limitations on
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- 2. Line 419, introduced, after panel
- insert
- shall
COMMERCE AND ENERGY
- 3. Line 421, introduced, after for
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- potential limitations on
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- 4. At the beginning of line 424, introduced
- insert
- the
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- 5. Line 424, introduced, after southeastern
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- states and
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- United States or
COMMERCE AND ENERGY
- 6. Line 425, introduced, after (ii)
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- the remainder of line 425, all of lines 426 through 431, and
through (iii) on line 432
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- the
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- 7. Line 433, introduced, after generation
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- ; (iii) the amount of forest-related materials and solid woody
waste that can be sustainably consumed annually without disrupting existing
markets; (iv) technological advances in biomass energy generation; and (v)
recommendations related to developing sustainable biomass harvesting guidelines
for nonresidual material