We are now beyond cross-over so bills passed by the House or Senate are now traveling to the opposite chamber for public hearings. This week will see several bills in public hearing in both the House and Senate. The following bills will need our advocacy this week:
******Priority SUPPORT for HB56 relative to landfill siting (Senate Floor Vote) and SB166 relative to grid modernization (House STE Committee-Public Hearing) *****
******Priority OPPOSE for SB167 relative to green hydrogen energy (House STE Committee-Public Hearing)******
HOUSE
STE Committee…Monday, April 10, 2023, LOB 302-4
SB113…9:00AM…Relative to cost effectiveness of the joint utility Energy Efficiency Plan. SUPPORT
SB161…9:30AM…Relative to low-moderate income community solar projects. SUPPORT
SB 166…10:00AM…Relative to electric grid modernization. PRIORITY SUPPORT
SB167…10:30AM…Relative to green hydrogen energy and infrastructure. This bill contains a provision for policy consideration for manufacture of green hydrogen from fossil fuel feedstock…an oxymoron! PRIORITY OPPOSE
SENATE
Energy and Natural Resources Committee…Tuesday, April 11, 2023, State House 103
HB142…9:00AM…Relative to the Burgess BioPower Plant. SUPPORT
HB385…9:30AM…Relative to the approval of community aggregation plans by the DOE. MONITOR
All of these bills along with more details on the contents of each bill can be found in the NH Network’s Bills of Interest at:
newhampshirenetwork.org/NH-bills
The Senate will be in Session on Thursday, April 13th at 10:00AM.
Consent Calendar
HB111…Relative to establishing a committee to study EV charging stations for residential renters…SUPPORT
Regular Calendar
HB56…Relatie to landfill siting…PRIORITY SUPPORT
HB233…Relative to the verification of useful thermal energy under the Renewable Portfolio Standard…SUPPORT
We encourage you to register your support or opposition to these bills…you can register to make your position known by accessing the NH General Court website or follow the directions that are located on the NH Network Bills of Interest link provided above. By registering, you will let legislators know whether a bill has public support or not and voter’s pay attention. Also consider attending the public hearings and providing oral and/or written testimony.
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