Bill Text: CT HB06086 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Expanding The Definition Of Hydropower As A Class I Renewable Energy Source.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology [HB06086 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB06086-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6086 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1244 | ||||
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. |
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AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF HYDROPOWER AS A CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 16 of the general statutes be amended to include all types of hydropower as a Class I renewable energy source.
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the type of hydropower that qualifies as a Class I renewable energy source from current law that includes only certain run-of-the-river hydropower facilities, and to include all hydropower currently defined as a Class II renewable energy source as a Class I renewable energy source.