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HOUSE BILL 1331

CHAPTER NUMBER: 266
File Code: Utility Regulation

Sponsored By:
Delegates Stull, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Holmes, Hurson, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, McConkey, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Petzold, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

Entitled:
Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Biomass Electric Generating Facilities

Synopsis:

Including biomass electric generating facilities in the facilities eligible for net energy metering; increasing the maximum kilowatt capacity that specified electrical generating facilities owned by eligible customers may have; providing that specified electric generating facilities may only be used for net metering if the Public Service Commission makes a specified finding; requiring biomass electric generating systems used by eligible customers to meet specified safety and performance standards; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Economic Matters
2/16
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 266

Sponsored by:

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
PETITIONS
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
REFUSE DISPOSAL -see also- RECYCLING
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Utility Companies
( 7-306 , 7-701 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 533892/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005   at: 11:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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