Bill Text: MS HB1267 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi House Bill 1267 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Mississippi Energy Sustainability and Development Act; create.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee [HB1267 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2012-HB1267-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2012 Regular Session

To: Energy

By: Representative Smith (39th)

House Bill 1267

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 57-39-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEREVER THE WORD "DIVISION" APPEARS IN THE CHAPTER OF LAW WHICH PROVIDES FOR ENERGY PLANNING, IT SHALL MEAN THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 57-39-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 57-39-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CONTENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI ENERGY PLAN; TO AMEND SECTION 57-39-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION TO COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATE ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR STATE-OWNED AND OPERATED FACILITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 57-39-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RENAME THE "ENERGY DEVELOPMENT FUND" AS THE "ENERGY EFFICIENCY REVOLVING LOAN FUND," AND PROVIDE THAT MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES FOR LOAN ELIGIBILITY AND WILL ADMINISTER THE FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 57-39-112, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DIVISION'S DUTIES IN ASSISTING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TO AMEND SECTION 57-40-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PROJECT" AS USED IN THE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 57-40-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUND MAY BE USED TO ASSIST ENERGY PROVIDING UTILITY COMPANIES AND COOPERATIVES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 57-40-5 AND 57-40-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPILING DATA RELATED TO THE ENERGY RESOURCES, BOTH NATURAL AND MANMADE, OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO CREATE A BIOMASS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, WHICH WILL BE ORGANIZED AND MANAGED JOINTLY BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE MISSISSIPPI ENERGY PLAN TO THE LEGISLATURE; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD OF ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR LIMITATIONS ON DISCLOSURE OF PROPRIETY INFORMATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE BOARD OF ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION TO PRESCRIBE POLICIES AS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ALLOCATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DESIGNATES THE BOARD AS THE STATE OFFICE OF PETROLEUM ALLOCATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE BOARD OF ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION TO ADMINISTER THE STATE SET-ASIDE PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE BOARD WITH SOLE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES AMONG USERS AND CONSUMERS OF ALLOCATED PRODUCTS; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITIES BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR SUPPLIER WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE BOARD TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL MOTOR POOL; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A GENERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO SUBMIT DATA REGARDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES STATE AGENCIES TO SUBMIT ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLANS; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-113, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A SMALLER PERCENTAGE REDUCTION GOAL FOR QUALIFYING AGENCIES; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES AN ANNUAL REPORT ON ENERGY REDUCTION PROGRAMS; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES LOANS FOR SCHOOL ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DESCRIBES THE PROCESS FOR APPROVAL OF LOANS AND REPAYMENT; TO REPEAL SECTION 57-39-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE FORFEITURE OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IN THE CASE OF A LOAN DEFAULT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Energy Sustainability and Development Act."

SECTION 2. Section 57-39-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-39-1. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to coordinate all energy-related needs and activities in Mississippi with the objective of providing an efficient and economical energy system through a statewide plan. To that end, the Mississippi Development Authority is directed to evaluate this state's energy needs and availability.

(2) The powers, duties and responsibilities of the Board of Energy and Transportation with respect to the state's energy needs and activities are transferred to the Mississippi Development Authority, and wherever the word "board" appears in this chapter meaning the former Board of Energy and Transportation it shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority. Whenever the word "division" appears in this chapter, it shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority Energy and Natural Resources Division.

SECTION 3. Section 57-39-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-39-9. The powers and duties of the division shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) To promote Mississippi as a leader in energy development, job creation and research.

(b) To contribute to economic development activities related to the energy production and manufacturing sectors.

(d) To prepare, when necessary, a Mississippi Energy Plan and a State Energy Management as hereinafter set forth.

(e) To develop policies and long-term strategic plans for the State of Mississippi to accomplish the duties hereinafter set forth.

(f) To collect, maintain and provide analysis of data related to energy consumption, production and natural resources pertinent to the development of more energy opportunities within the state.

(g) To promote the development, manufacturing and use of renewable technologies, processes and products in the state.

(h) To serve as the State Energy Office for the State of Mississippi and fulfill requirements of the State Energy Office as mandated by the federal government.

(i) To prepare implementation programs in accordance with the requirements of the plan.

(j) Upon request, to accept, receive and receipt for federal monies and other monies, either public or private, for and in behalf of this state. Upon request of any political subdivision of the state, to accept, receive and receipt for any designated purpose, federal monies and other monies, either public or private, for and in behalf of any such political subdivision.

(k) To confer with or to hold joint hearings with any agency of the United States in connection with any matter arising under this chapter, or relating to the sound development of energy utilization.

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(l) To perform such acts, make, promulgate and amend such reasonable general or special rules, regulations and procedures as it shall deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to perform its duties hereunder. No rules, regulations or procedures prescribed by the board shall be inconsistent with, or contrary to, any acts of the Congress of the United States or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, or to this chapter or any other statutes of the State of Mississippi.

(m) To enter into contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with any federal or state agency, department or subdivision thereof, or any public or private institution located inside or outside the State of Mississippi, or any person, corporation or association in connection with carrying out the provisions of this chapter, provided the agreements do not have a financial cost in excess of the amounts appropriated for such purposes by the Legislature.

(n) As required by the federal government or as directed by the Governor of the State of Mississippi, to

establish a state program to administer the State Petroleum Set-Aside Program and to provide assistance in obtaining adjustments specified in orders issued by the Federal Energy Office.

SECTION 4. Section 57-39-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-39-11. * * * The division shall be tasked with developing, implementing and refining over time the Mississippi Energy Plan. The Mississippi Energy Plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Efforts to promote Mississippi as a leader in energy development, job creation and research;

(b) Statewide energy goals, objectives and policies for all forms of energy needs and availability, both public and private;

(c) Statewide forecasts of energy needs and deficiencies, as well as forecasts of the competitive advantages Mississippi has with respect to development of both traditional and renewable energy;

(d) Guidelines based upon priorities, economics and such other factors as shall be reasonable and proper in meeting the state's energy needs;

(e) A program for directing the expenditure of local, state and federal energy funds in conformity with the statewide plan;

(f) Statewide implementation program, including a schedule of improvement programs, an operations program, a financial plan, necessary policies and legislation for implementation of the energy plan; and

(g) Financial impact statement.

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SECTION 5. Section 57-39-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-39-19. (1) Whereas, it is in the best interest of the state that state-owned facilities be operated in an energy-efficient manner to reduce operating costs to the General Fund and demonstrate successful energy consumption reduction strategies to other sectors of the state economy, the division shall coordinate the development and implementation of a general energy management plan for state-owned and operated facilities in conjunction with the Department of Finance and Administration, Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management. The general energy management plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements:

(a) Gathering of energy-related data from state agencies, state institutions of higher learning, and community and junior colleges in a form and manner as required by the division;

(b) Benchmarking of energy consumption and costs by the state agency and their facilities;

(d) Buildings and facilities energy audit procedures;

(e) Energy consumption reduction techniques;

(f) Uniform data analysis procedures;

(g) Employee energy education program procedures;

(h) Training program for agency and institution personnel and energy coordinators;

(i) Guidelines for buildings and facilities managers;

(j) Program monitoring and evaluation procedures.

(2) The State Energy Management Plan shall also include a description of actions to reduce consumption of electricity and nonrenewable energy sources used for heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and water heating. A designee of each of the following entities - the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Community College Board, the Department of Education, and the Department of Finance and Administration shall assist in the preparation of the State Energy Management Plan and serve together on an advisory board; the director of the division shall serve as the head of this board and shall convene representatives of these institutions no fewer than once each year in order to review implementation of the State Energy Management Plan.

(3) The division shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Department of Finance and Administration, Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, to ensure that state-owned facilities cooperate with and adhere to the State Energy Management Plan; this cooperative agreement will also contain a method by which an updated state inventory of buildings is transmitted to the division on an annual basis. Both state agencies shall work together and pledge to use pertinent resources and programs in conjunction with one another to accomplish the goals laid out in this section.

(4) All state agencies paying rent to the Department of Finance and Administration, as well as all institutions of higher learning and community and junior colleges (hereafter referred to as "covered entities"), shall submit energy consumption in a form and manner prescribed by the division.

(5) Energy-related data may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(a) Electrical consumption data;

(b) Natural gas consumption; and

All covered entities shall report this data on each of their publically owned and occupied facilities either continuously through the use of a smart meter or other metering device connected to the state's central tracking system, or as frequently as prescribed by the division, in consultation with the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, through manual data entry into a data submission program approved by the division. Any covered entity that does not enter its energy data in the form and manner prescribed by the division shall, at the discretion of the division, not be eligible to receive capital improvement funds from the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management or be eligible to receive any state, federal or other funds from the division. The Mississippi Development Authority, in coordination with the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, shall promulgate rules pertaining to this section.

(6) By September 1 of each year, the division shall provide to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the energy consumption of covered entities. This report may include, but shall not be limited to, total energy consumption for the state, total costs to the General Fund related to the energy metrics being tracked, increases or decreases from year to year by the state and by each covered entity, and forecast models for the coming fiscal year. This report shall be generated in conjunction with the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management. The division will also provide a list of covered entities that have not reported data in accordance with this section.

(7) By November 1, 2013, and each subsequent five-year interval, each covered entity must submit a detailed energy management plan to the division. The detailed energy management plan shall describe specific measures to be taken to reduce the agency's energy consumption by energy unit measure over a five-year period. The plan shall also include a timetable to accomplish the agency's reduction goals. If the detailed energy management plan meets the criteria developed by the division, the division shall approve the plan. If the detailed energy management plan fails to meet the criteria, the division shall disapprove the detailed energy management plan and notify the submitting agency in writing, including the reasons for disapproval. Covered entities that do not submit an energy management plan by the deadline or fail to remedy changes subsequently required by the division shall, at the discretion of the division, not be eligible to receive capital improvement funds from the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management or be eligible to receive capital improvement funds from the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management or be eligible to receive any state, federal or other funds from the division until such time as the entity has an energy management plan approved by the division.

SECTION 6. Section 57-39-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-39-39. (1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund. Monies in such fund are reserved exclusively for:

(a) Making loans to existing businesses for the purposes of demonstrating the economic development benefits of investing in capital improvement for energy efficiency benefits.

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(b) Effectively utilizing the state's existing alternative and conventional energy resources to foster economic * * * improvements in the state.

(2) The Mississippi Development Authority shall promulgate rules for loan eligibility and will administer the fund. The department will establish policy and guidelines for use of the fund not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after July 1, 1983. * * *

(3) The fund will be used to finance contractual obligations incurred in making loans. Money from the fund may be used in matching state, federal or private funding sources, and the department is authorized to accept contributions for the fund from any public or private source.

(4) The department will submit to the Governor on or before December 31 of each year a comprehensive report on the operation of the fund.

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SECTION 7. Section 57-39-112, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-39-112. The division shall provide technical assistance to the Mississippi Department of Education so that the department can assist local school districts in developing a detailed energy management plan for that public school district. The purposes of the plan shall be to assist the public school district in * * * reducing consumption of energy in its buildings and facilities * * * and to maintain or reduce that level of energy consumption, subject to any allowances for building and facilities modernization, remodeling or upgrading for educational purposes, and for increased or decreased enrollment.

SECTION 8. Section 57-40-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-40-1. * * * As used in this chapter:

(a) "Project" means a facility constructed after July 1, 2012, * * * with a capital investment from private sources of not less than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00).

(b) "MDA" means the Mississippi Development Authority.

SECTION 9. Section 57-40-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-40-3. There is established an energy infrastructure revolving loan program to be administered by the MDA for the purpose of assisting counties, municipalities, and energy providing utility companies and cooperatives in:

(a) Constructing, repairing or improving infrastructure related to a project;

(b) Site preparation related to a project on property owned by a county or municipality; and

SECTION 10. Section 57-40-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-40-5. (1) There is created a special fund in the State Treasury to be designated as the "Energy Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund," which shall consist of such money authorized to be deposited into such fund from any source. The fund shall be maintained in perpetuity for the purposes established in this chapter. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Money in the fund may not be used or expended for any purpose except as authorized under this chapter.

(2) A county or an incorporated municipality or an energy providing utility or cooperative may apply to the MDA for a loan under the energy infrastructure revolving loan program established under this chapter.

(3) (a) The MDA shall establish a loan program by which loans, at the rate of interest set by the MDA, may be made available to counties and incorporated municipalities to assist counties and incorporated municipalities in:

(i) Constructing, repairing and improving infrastructure related to a project;

(ii) Site preparation related to a project on property owned by a county or municipality; and

(iii) Site preparation on property owned by the enterprise owning or operating a project.

(b) Loans from the revolving fund may be made to counties, municipalities, and utilities and cooperatives as set forth in a loan agreement in amounts not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of eligible costs as established by the MDA. The MDA may require county, municipal or private participation or funding from other sources, or otherwise limit the percentage of costs covered by loans from the revolving loan fund. The MDA may establish a maximum amount for any loan. Loan repayments shall be deposited into the revolving loan fund.

(4) A county that receives a loan from the revolving fund shall pledge for repayment of the loan any part of the homestead exemption annual tax loss reimbursement to which it may be entitled under Section 27-33-77. An incorporated municipality that receives a loan from the revolving fund shall pledge for repayment of the loan any part of the sales tax revenue distribution to which it may be entitled under Section 27-65-75. A utility or cooperative that receives a loan from the revolving fund shall guarantee the repayment of the loan in a manner acceptable to MDA. Each loan agreement shall provide for (i) monthly payments, (ii) semiannual payments, or (iii) other periodic payments. The loan agreement shall provide for the repayment of all funds received within not more than twenty (20) years from the date of project completion.

(5) The State Auditor, upon request of the MDA, shall audit the receipts and expenditures of a county, an incorporated municipality, or utility or cooperative whose loan payments appear to be in arrears, and if he finds that the entity is in arrears in such payments, he shall immediately notify the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration who shall withhold all future payments to the county of homestead exemption reimbursements under Section 27-33-77 and all sums allocated to the county or the municipality under Section 27-65-75 until such time as the county or the municipality is again current in its loan payments as certified by the MDA.

(6) Evidences of indebtedness which are issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be deemed indebtedness within the meaning specified in Section 21-33-303 with regard to cities or incorporated towns, and in Section 19-9-5 with regard to counties.

SECTION 11. Section 57-40-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-40-7. In administering the provisions of this chapter, the MDA shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To supervise the use of all funds made available under this chapter for * * * infrastructure improvements;

(b) To review and certify all projects for which funds are authorized to be made available under this chapter;

(c) To requisition money in the Energy Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund and distribute that money on a project-by-project basis in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;

(d) To maintain an accurate record of all energy infrastructure revolving loan program funds made available to counties and municipalities and the costs for each project; and

(e) To adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this chapter.

SECTION 12. (1) The division shall be responsible for compiling an ongoing basis data related to the energy resources, both natural and manmade, of the State of Mississippi. This information shall be compiled from trusted and verified sources for the purposes of aggregation for analysis and dissemination to partners and the public with the intent to maximize the energy resources of the state.

(2) Biomass resources. The division shall be responsible for maintaining a current database and map of biomass feedstocks found in the State of Mississippi. The division shall work with the Mississippi Forestry Commission, the Department of Agriculture, the institutions of higher learning, and other knowledgeable partners to produce and maintain accurate data on the renewable biomass resources of the state. The division shall analyze the date and prepare reports on a regular basis in order to highlight and promote the biomass resources of the state.

(3) Energy infrastructure. The division shall be responsible for maintaining a current database and map of the infrastructure that transports energy fuels and products across the state. The division shall analyze the data and prepare reports on a regular basis in order to highlight and promote the energy infrastructure of the state.

(4) Energy production and reserves. The division shall be responsible for maintaining information from all readily available resources on the energy production capacity in the state. The division shall maintain information on the energy reserves of the state.

(5) Reports and publications. The division shall produce reports, white papers, or articles for placement in targeted publications that include information to promote Mississippi as a leader in the energy sector.

SECTION 13. (1) There is hereby created a Biomass Center of Excellence which shall be organized and managed by the Mississippi Development Authority in conjunction with the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. This Center of Excellence, hereafter referred to as the "center," shall be a virtual entity comprising representatives of the state's research institutions, public sector stakeholders, and private sector partners. The center shall undertake discussions and analysis, including, but not limited to, the following activities:

(a) Catalogue all efforts in the state to collect and analyze data related to the state's biomass resources;

(b) Catalogue all research projects in the state related to biomass feedstocks;

(d) Identify gaps in biomass research, development or expertise within the state;

(e) Catalogue workforce development programs in the state related to industries in the biomass sector; and

(f) Encourage collaboration between institutions to maximize resources related to promoting Mississippi as a leader in biomass research, development and industry.

(2) Within one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this act, the Mississippi Development Authority and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall develop the membership and bylaws of this center. The center shall hold an organizing meeting of the full membership within the first year of its existence and shall meet at least once each subsequent year after it is formed.

SECTION 14. Section 57-39-15, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides for the submission of the Mississippi Energy Plan to the Legislature, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 15. Section 57-39-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides additional programs and activities of the Board of Energy and Transportation, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 16. Section 57-39-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides for limitations on disclosure of proprietary information, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 17. Section 57-39-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides criminal penalties for the failure to submit certain information, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 18. Section 57-39-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, which requires the Board of Energy and Transportation to prescribe policies as to energy efficiency and allocation of petroleum products, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 19. Section 57-39-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, which designates the board as the State office of Petroleum Allocation, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 20. Section 57-39-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, which requires the Board of Energy and Transportation to administer the state set-aside program, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 21. Section 57-39-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides the board with sole authority to establish priorities among users and consumers of allocated products, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 22. Section 57-39-35, Mississippi Code of 1972, which prohibits the establishment of priorities by local government or supplier without board approval, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 23. Section 57-39-41, Mississippi Code of 1972, which requires the board to prepare a plan for establishing central motor pool, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 24. Section 57-39-105, Mississippi Code of 1972, which requires the Department of Economic and Community Development to develop and implement a general energy management plan, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 25. Section 57-39-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, which requires the Department of Finance and Administration to submit data regarding energy consumption, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 26. Section 57-39-111, Mississippi Code of 1972, which requires state agencies to submit energy management plans, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 27. Section 57-39-113, Mississippi Code of 1972, which allows for a smaller percentage reduction goal for qualifying agencies, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 28. Section 57-39-115, Mississippi Code of 1972, which requires an annual report on energy reduction programs, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 29. Section 57-39-201, Mississippi Code of 1972, which authorizes loans for school energy conservation programs, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 30. Section 57-39-203, Mississippi Code of 1972, which describes the process for approval of loans and repayment, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 31. Section 57-39-205, Mississippi Code of 1972, which allows for the forfeiture of homestead exemption in the case of a loan default, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 32. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.