HB 1365 - Utility Emission Reduction Plan - Colorado Key Vote
Cory Gardner voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- April 19, 2010
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 31, 2010
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 31, 2010
- House Bill Passed
- March 22, 2010
- Introduced
- March 15, 2010
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Title: Utility Emission Reduction Plan
Signed by Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Title: Utility Emission Reduction Plan
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that requires coal-fired power plants to reduce their emissions.
Highlights:
-Requires all rate-regulated utilities that own or operate coal-fired electric generating units to submit to the commission an emission reduction plan on or before August 15, 2010 with a schedule that would result in full implementation on or before December 31, 2017 (Sec. 1). -Specifies that the plan must cover a minimum of 900 megawatts or 50 percent of the utility's coal-fired electric generating units, whichever is smaller, not including any coal-fired capacity that the utility has already announced that it plans to retire prior to January 1, 2015 (Sec. 1). -Specifies that at the utility's discretion, the plan may include, but not be limited to, the following elements (Sec. 1):
- -New emission control equipment for oxides of nitrogen and other pollutants;
-Retirement of coal-fired units to be replaced by natural-gas fired electric generation or other low-emitting resources;
-Conversion of coal-fired generation to run on natural gas;
-Long-term fuel supply agreements for a time period not less than 3 years or more than 20 years;
-New natural gas pipelines and other supporting gas infrastructure;
-New transmission lines and other supporting transmission infrastructure;
-Any other capital, fuel, and operations and maintenance expenditures that are appropriate.
- -Its likelihood to achieve at least a 70 to 80 percent reduction in annual emissions of oxides of nitrogen as measured from the 2008 levels;
-The degree to which the plan will result in reduction in other air pollutant emissions;
-The degree to which the plan will increase utilization of existing natural gas-fired generating capacity;
-The ability of the utility to meet state or federal clean energy requirements, relies on energy efficiency, or relies on other low emitting resources; and
-Whether the plan promotes Colorado economic development.
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NOTE: THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH VOTE ON WHETHER TO CONCUR WITH THE OPPOSING CHAMBER'S AMENDMENTS AND, IF THE CONCURRENCE VOTE SUCCEEDS, VOTE TO REPASS THE BILL AFTER THE AMENDMENTS ARE INCORPORATED. THIS IS A VOTE ON REPASSAGE OF THE BILL AFTER THE MEMBERS CONCURRED WITH THE OPPOSING CHAMBER'S AMENDMENTS.
Title: Utility Emission Reduction Plan
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires coal-fired power plants to reduce their emissions.
Highlights:
-Requires all rate-regulated utilities that own or operate coal-fired electric generating units to submit to the commission an emission reduction plan on or before August 15, 2010 with a schedule that would result in full implementation on or before December 31, 2017 (Sec. 1). -Specifies that the plan must cover a minimum of 900 megawatts or 50 percent of the utility's coal-fired electric generating units, whichever is smaller, not including any coal-fired capacity that the utility has already announced that it plans to retire prior to January 1, 2015 (Sec. 1). -Specifies that at the utility's discretion, the plan may include, but not be limited to, the following elements (Sec. 1):
- -New emission control equipment for oxides of nitrogen and other pollutants;
-Retirement of coal-fired units to be replaced by natural-gas fired electric generation or other low-emitting resources;
-Conversion of coal-fired generation to run on natural gas;
-Long-term fuel supply agreements for a time period not less than 3 years or more than 20 years;
-New natural gas pipelines and other supporting gas infrastructure;
-New transmission lines and other supporting transmission infrastructure;
-Any other capital, fuel, and operations and maintenance expenditures that are appropriate.
- -Its likelihood to achieve at least a 70 to 80 percent reduction in annual emissions of oxides of nitrogen as measured from the 2008 levels;
-The degree to which the plan will result in reduction in other air pollutant emissions;
-The degree to which the plan will increase utilization of existing natural gas-fired generating capacity;
-The ability of the utility to meet state or federal clean energy requirements, relies on energy efficiency, or relies on other low emitting resources; and
-Whether the plan promotes Colorado economic development.
Title: Utility Emission Reduction Plan
- Debbie J. Benefield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terrance D. Carroll (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lois Court (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Fischer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- K. Jerry Frangas (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Cheri Gerou (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel Kagan (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
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- Claire Levy (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
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- Liane 'Buffie' McFadyen (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank McNulty (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
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- Joe Miklosi (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
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- Betty June 'B.J.' Nikkel (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- James L. 'Jim' Riesberg (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Romer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brandon C. Shaffer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick 'Pat' Steadman (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kenneth Guy 'Ken' Summers (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suzanne S. Williams (CO - D) (Out Of Office)