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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SCR-15	State (Alaska)	Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 205 Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Airports Appropriations Attorneys Bonds & Bonding Budget Budget Reserve Fund Corrections Courts Cultural Facilities Debt
SCR-15	State (Alaska)	Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 205 Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Airports Appropriations Attorneys Bonds & Bonding Budget Budget Reserve Fund Corrections Courts Cultural Facilities Debt
HB-969	State (Maine)	An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019 Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Energy Planning
HCR-18	State (Alaska)	Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 123 Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Buildings Communications Energy Financial Institutions Hearings Public Utilities Regulatory Actions Uniform Rules Utilities
HB-968	State (Maine)	An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021 Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Energy Planning
SB-1119	State (Maine)	An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Investments in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Municipalities and School Administrative Units Democrat: 70% (7) Republican: 30% (3) 70% Democrat support 30% Republican support	Bond Issues Energy
HB-6167	Federal	Investing in State Energy Act Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Energy Alternative And Renewable Resources Energy Assistance For The Poor And Aged Energy Efficiency And Conservation State And Local Finance
HB-6176	Federal	Solar VETS Act Solar Vocational Education and Training for our Servicemembers Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a training course for careers in solar-related occupations to be (1) made available at military installations and to eligible members of the Armed Forces, and (2) administered by institutions of higher education pursuant to an agreement with DOE. Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Energy
HB-489	State (Utah)	Wind Energy Facility Siting Amendments Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Public Utilities Wind Power Renewable And Clean Energy Energy Governor's Office Of Energy Development Public Utilities & Technology Utilities Siting And Permitting
HB-6084	Federal	Water Power Research and Development Act Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2) 60% Democrat support 40% Republican support	Energy
SB-190	State (Colorado)	Concerning incentives for the development of an electric grid that fully accommodates increased production from zero-carbon generation resources. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Business & Economic Development Energy Natural Resources & Environment
HB-1338	State (Colorado)	Concerning the transfer of money from the severance tax operational fund to the agriculture value-added cash fund to be used to promote agricultural energy-related projects. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Energy Natural Resources & Environment
HB-599	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 162.062 to delete requirements for the number of school water filling stations and water fountains; amend KRS 158.162 to allow a district to update its district facilities plan to meet school building safety requirements without convening the local planning committee; amend KRS 157.455 to remove the Kentucky efficient school design trust fund and the efficient school design reporting requirement; repeal KRS 157.450. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Education, Elementary And Secondary Energy Safety
HB-575	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define "energy source" and "utility service"; provide that the right of an individual customer to use any utility service shall not be infringed due to the energy source of the utility service to be delivered. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Energy Fuel Oil And Natural Gas Public Utilities Consumer Affairs Local Mandate
HB-584	State (Kentucky)	Create new section of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to set a residential fixed customer charge to recover no more than fixed capital costs for metering, billing, service connections, and customer service for electric, natural gas, and water utilities; amend KRS 278.010 to define "customer charge"; amend KRS 278.030 to include affordability as a criterion for utility rates and to establish that the policy of the Commonwealth is to require costs to be reasonable and to provide for their recovery; require the Public Service Commission to balance the interests of the utility, investors, and consumer in establishing fair, just, reasonable, and affordable rates; amend KRS 278.183 to require that the costs paid through the environmental surcharge and subjected to two-year review are subject to apportionment of fixed, direct capital costs for metering, billing, connection, and service; amend KRS 278.190 to allow the commission to examine the determination of costs and apply standards for rates that include affordability and balancing of interests of various parties affected by the rate; amend KRS 278.255 to require a management and operations audit beginning with revenue as of December 31, 2019, initial audits to be completed prior to January 1, 2023, and every five years thereafter, and to require the results of the audit be made available on the Public Service Commission's and each audited utility's Web site; exempt electric distribution cooperatives from the initial and periodic audit requirements; amend KRS 278.260 to require the Public Service Commission to give the Attorney General's Office of Rate Intervention notice of any investigation into unreasonable or discriminatory rates, measurements or practices by a utility under its jurisdiction; amend KRS 96.120 to require contracts entered into by a city with another city to furnish water or light service to be subject to review and regulation by the Public Service Commission; amend KRS 96.150 to require an extension by a city of its water or sewer system beyond its territory to be subject to review and regulation by the Public Service Commission; amend KRS 96.520 to require that the sale of capacity or energy surplus by a city or urban-county government to an electric or combination electric or gas utility shall be subject to review and regulation by the Public Service Commission. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Energy Public Utilities Attorney General Cities Cooperatives Counties, Urban Local Mandate
HB-505	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to require that solar electric generating facilities with rated capacities of 5 megawatts or greater be built at least 100 feet from adjoining residential properties; allow local planning units to establish superseding setback requirements. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Energy Land Use Planning And Zoning Property
SB-228	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 367.4903 to redefine "excavator," "approximate location," and "working day"; define "person," "positive response," "tolerance zone," and "unlocatable facility"; amend KRS 367.4909 to require a positive response from operators of underground facilities; enunciate the timing of operator responses; amend KRS 367.4911 to provide excavator start dates and when mechanized equipment can be used in the tolerance zone; amend KRS 367.4913 to change the composition of the Kentucky Contact Center board of directors; amend KRS 369.4915 to exempt certain noninvasive inspection and maintenance excavating; amend KRS 367.4917 to impose penalties on the employer if the violation is committed in the scope of employment. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	County Clerks Energy Environment And Conservation Hazardous Materials Local Government Oil And Natural Gas Public Utilities Safety Sewer Systems Water Supply
HB-4041	Federal	Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2019 Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Energy Air Quality Alternative And Renewable Resources Building Construction Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Energy Efficiency And Conservation Energy Research Energy Storage, Supplies, Demand Executive Agency Funding And Structure Government Trust Funds
HB-431	State (Utah)	Energy Efficiency Programs Amendments Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Business Construction Energy Electricity Public Utilities Public Utilities & Technology Construction And Fire Codes Public Service Commission Investor-owned Utilities Real Property
HB-276	State (Alaska)	An Act relating to liability of an electric utility for contact between vegetation and the utility's facilities; and relating to vegetation management plans. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Business Easements Energy Forestry Leases Liability Permits Planning Property Public Utilities

Title: Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 205

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: SCR-15

Subjects: Airports, Appropriations, Attorneys, Bonds & Bonding, Budget, Budget Reserve Fund, Corrections, Courts, Cultural Facilities, Debt

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 205

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: SCR-15

Subjects: Airports, Appropriations, Attorneys, Bonds & Bonding, Budget, Budget Reserve Fund, Corrections, Courts, Cultural Facilities, Debt

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019

Session: Maine 129th Legislature

Number: HB-969

Subjects: Energy, Planning

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 123

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: HCR-18

Subjects: Buildings, Communications, Energy, Financial Institutions, Hearings, Public Utilities, Regulatory Actions, Uniform Rules, Utilities

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Session: Maine 129th Legislature

Number: HB-968

Subjects: Energy, Planning

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Investments in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Municipalities and School Administrative Units

Session: Maine 129th Legislature

Number: SB-1119

Subjects: Bond Issues, Energy

Democrat: 70% (7) Republican: 30% (3)

Title: Investing in State Energy Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6167

Subjects: Energy, Alternative And Renewable Resources, Energy Assistance For The Poor And Aged, Energy Efficiency And Conservation, State And Local Finance

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: Solar VETS Act Solar Vocational Education and Training for our Servicemembers Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6176

Subjects: Energy

Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2)

Title: Wind Energy Facility Siting Amendments

Session: Utah 2020 General Session

Number: HB-489

Subjects: Public Utilities, Wind Power, Renewable And Clean Energy, Energy, Governor's Office Of Energy Development, Public Utilities & Technology, Utilities Siting And Permitting

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Water Power Research and Development Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6084

Subjects: Energy

Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2)

Title: Boost Renewable Energy Transmission Investment

Session: Colorado 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-190

Subjects: Business & Economic Development, Energy, Natural Resources & Environment

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Operational Severance Tax Transfer To Agriculture Value-added

Session: Colorado 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1338

Subjects: Energy, Natural Resources & Environment

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: AN ACT relating to school facilities.