Bill Text: MO HB1302 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the Capital Green Program to provide funding to the state for energy efficiency improvements to certain state buildings and for geothermal, wind, and solar energy resources

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-27 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H) [HB1302 Detail]

Download: Missouri-2012-HB1302-Introduced.html

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1302

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES HOLSMAN (Sponsor), WYATT, CARTER, BERRY, NASHEED, TALBOY, SHIVELY, REDMON, QUINN, CASEY, FALLERT, KRATKY, SPRENG, McNEIL, McCREERY, MORGAN, STILL, KIRKTON, SIFTON, SCHUPP, HODGES, KELLY (24), HOUGH, LONG, WHITE, McMANUS, MOLENDORP, ELLINGTON, HUGHES, McCANN BEATTY, ANDERS, NANCE, SWEARINGEN, PACE, WALTON GRAY, NEWMAN, OXFORD AND McDONALD (Co-sponsors).

5161L.02I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To amend chapter 8, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to energy efficiency improvements to certain state buildings.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 8, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 8.307, to read as follows:

            8.307. 1. There is hereby established the "Capital Green Program". Such program shall provide funding to the state:

            (1) For weatherization and energy efficiency improvements to the Missouri state capitol building and the governor's mansion; and

            (2) For the exploration of potential pilot programs utilizing geothermal, wind, and solar energy resources and to install a network of environmentally friendly free-flow turbine generators in the Missouri river to provide electrical power for the Missouri state capitol building and the governor's mansion. Surplus energy, if generated, may be used to provide power to the Harry S Truman office building, the Missouri supreme court building, and the James C. Kirkpatrick state information center.

            2. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Capital Green Program Fund", which shall consist of money appropriated annually by the general assembly from general revenue and any gifts, bequests, or donations. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

            3. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

            (1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after the effective date of this section unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

            (2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

            (3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.

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