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2023 SESSION
HB 2026 Renewable energy; biomass-fired facilities, Department of Forestry advisory panel, report.
Introduced by: Israel D. O'Quinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Renewable energy; biomass-fired facilities; Department of Forestry advisory panel; report. Removes the renewable energy requirement for each Phase I and Phase II Utility to retire all biomass-fired electric generating units that do not co-fire with coal by December 31, 2028. The bill provides that biomass-fired facilities may qualify as renewable energy standard eligible sources, provided that they are in operation as of January 1, 2023, and (i) supply no more than 10 percent of their annual net electrical generation to the electric grid or no more than 15 percent of their annual total useful energy to any entity other than the manufacturing facility to which the generating source is interconnected and are fueled by forest-product manufacturing materials harvested in accordance with best management practices or (ii) are owned by a Phase I or Phase II Utility, have less than 52 megawatts capacity, and are fueled by forest-product manufacturing residuals, biowastes, or biomass harvested in accordance with best management practices. The bill directs the Department of Forestry to convene an advisory panel to examine the use of forest-related materials, agricultural-related materials, and solid woody waste materials for biomass-fired electric generating units in the Commonwealth and to submit a report of the advisory panel's findings and any recommendations to the House Committee on Commerce and Energy and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor no later than December 1, 2024. The bill further directs the Department of Forestry to develop by December 1, 2023, best management practices for the sustainable harvesting of biomass for biomass-fired electric generating units that are subject to the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 1231.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101845D pdf
- 01/24/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23101845D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106695D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2026ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0803) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101845D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 01/19/23 House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/23/23 House: Read first time
- 01/24/23 House: Read second time
- 01/24/23 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/23 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2026E
- 01/24/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23101845D-E
- 01/25/23 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
- 01/25/23 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
- 01/26/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/13/23 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106695D-S1
- 02/15/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106695D-S1
- 02/16/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2026S1
- 02/16/23 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/23 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106695D-S1 (78-Y 21-N)
- 02/20/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 21-N)
- 02/23/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2026ER)
- 02/23/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/23 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/12/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/12/23 House: Passed by for the day
- 04/12/23 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/12/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 12, 2023
- 05/12/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 803 (effective 7/1/23)
- 05/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0803)