Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Fund; created. (SB1215)
Introduced By
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) with support from co-patron Del. Shannon Valentine (D-Lynchburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Program. Repeals the Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Incentive Grant Program and creates a program to provide financial incentives to companies that manufacture or assemble equipment, systems, or products used to produce renewable energy, nuclear energy, or energy efficiency products. To be eligible for a grant, the manufacturer must make a capital investment greater than $50 million and create at least 200 full-time jobs. The program would be managed by the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093109812 |
01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/02/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1215) |
02/02/2009 | Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2009 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/05/2009 | Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2009 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/10/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2009 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2009 | Read first time |
02/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/17/2009 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2009 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/28/2009 | Left in Appropriations |
Comments
I would support an amended form of the bill that explicitly puts more emphasis on non-nuclear energy sources and also open the door for grid-related expansion efforts by green engineers and urban planners.