DC B21-0650 | 2015-2016 | 21st Council
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on October 21 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-10-21 - Law Number L21-0154 Effective from October 8, 2016, Projected Law Date is October 8, 2016
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on October 21 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-10-21 - Law Number L21-0154 Effective from October 8, 2016, Projected Law Date is October 8, 2016
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Law 21-154 adds waste heat from combined and sanitary sewage systems, and effluence from wastewater treatment to the list of Tier 1 renewable sources; raises the renewable portfolio and solar requirements to 50% and 5% by the year 2032, respectively; increases financial penalties for electricity suppliers who fail to comply with the renewable energy portfolio standard for the applicable year; and establishes a program within the Department of Energy and the Environment to assist low-income households, seniors, nonprofits, and small local businesses increase their access to the benefits of solar power. The program is required to reduce by at least 50% the electric bills of at least 100,000 of the District's low-income households with high energy burdens by December 31, 2032.
Title
Renewable Portfolio Standard Expansion Amendment Act Of 2016
Sponsors
Cnc. Mary Cheh [D] | Cnc. Elissa Silverman [I] | Cnc. David Grosso [D] | Cnc. Charles Allen [D] |
Cnc. Anita Bonds [D] | Cnc. Yvette Alexander [D] | Cnc. Phil Mendelson [D] |
Roll Calls
2016-06-28 - Council - Amendment (Cheh) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-06-28 - Council - Final Reading (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-06-07 - Council - First Reading (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-06-28 - Council - Final Reading (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-06-07 - Council - First Reading (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-10-21 | Council | Law Number L21-0154 Effective from October 8, 2016, Projected Law Date is October 8, 2016 |
2016-08-24 | Council | Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is October 8, 2016 |
2016-08-05 | Council | Act A21-0466 Published in DC Register Vol 63 and Page 10138 |
2016-07-25 | Council | Signed with Act Number A21-0466 |
2016-07-25 | Council | Enacted with Act Number A21-0466 |
2016-07-11 | Council | Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on July 25, 2016 |
2016-06-28 | Council | Amendment (Cheh) |
2016-06-28 | Council | Final Reading |
2016-06-07 | Council | First Reading |
2016-06-01 | Council | Committee Report Filed |
2016-06-01 | Council | Committee Mark-up of B21-0650 |
2016-05-23 | Council | Public Hearing Held |
2016-05-13 | Council | Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register |
2016-04-22 | Council | Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register |
2016-03-04 | Council | Notice of Intent to Act on B21-0650 Published in the DC Register |
2016-03-01 | Council | Referred to Committee on Transportation and the Environment |
2016-03-01 | Council | Introduced in Legislative Meeting |