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2023 SESSION
HB 1781 Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; definitions, powers and duties.
Introduced by: Israel D. O'Quinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; powers and duties; Department of Energy and Department of Environmental Quality; report. Provides that the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority (the Authority) has the power and duty to (i) support energy development projects, including pump storage hydropower, energy storage, hydrogen production and uses, carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, and advanced wind and solar energy; (ii) promote energy development projects on closed power plant sites, brownfield sites, former coal mine sites, reclaimed coal mine sites, abandoned mine sites lands, and lands adjacent thereto; (iii) promote energy workforce development and energy supply chain development; (iv) identify and work with, through mutually agreed collaborations, the Commonwealth’s research and development partners, in advancing efforts related to energy development in Southwest Virginia; and (v) promote the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane from active, inactive, and abandoned coal mines as a low-carbon intensity feedstock for manufacturing and energy generation projects located in Southwest Virginia.
The bill defines "energy development project" as any activity that generates, produces, or stores energy, any energy efficiency system, and any supporting ancillary activities located within Southwest Virginia and includes interests in land, improvements, and ancillary facilities and research, development, commercialization, and deployment activities designated by the Authority to the nonprofit collaborative. The bill defines "nonprofit collaborative" as a multi-site nonprofit innovative energy technology testbed established as a collaborative effort of the Department of Energy, the Authority, and the Authority's business partners to support the Authority’s purpose through energy technology research, development, commercialization, and deployment. This bill is identical to SB 1116.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103720D pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106939D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1781ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103720D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/13/23 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/18/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 House: Read first time
- 01/30/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: VOTE: (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/14/23 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106939D-S1
- 02/14/23 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/16/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106939D-S1
- 02/21/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1781S1
- 02/21/23 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106939D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/23 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1781ER)
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 720 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/27/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720)