Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; established, report. (HB1925)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-Clarke), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Will Wampler (R-Abingdon), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; handbook. Establishes the Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program (the Fund and Program). The bill provides that no allocation of funds shall be made to the Fund or Program unless federal funds are available to cover the cost of such allocation. The Fund and Program shall be administered by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy for the purpose of awarding grants to renewable energy projects that are located on brownfields or previously coal mined lands, both defined in the bill. Grants are to be awarded on a basis of $500 per kilowatt of nameplate capacity from renewable energy sources that are located on previously coal mined lands and $100 per kilowatt of nameplate capacity from renewable energy sources that are located on brownfields. No more than $10 million shall be awarded to any previously coal mined lands project and no more than $5 million to any single brownfield project. No more than $35 million shall be allocated per year by the grant program. Of the $35 million, $20 million shall be reserved for previously coal mined lands projects. If less than $20 million is distributed to such projects, the remaining funds may be reallocated to brownfield projects. The bill also provides that the Department shall, in consultation with stakeholders, develop a handbook for renewable energy and energy storage development on brownfields and previously coal mined lands. Finally, the bill requires the Department to submit an annual report regarding administration of the Fund and Program to the General Assembly. However, the annual report shall not be required if the Fund and Program are not funded. Read the Bill »
Status
03/18/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102691D |
| 01/10/2021 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 01/14/2021 | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 01/18/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
| 01/19/2021 | Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/19/2021 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 01/19/2021 | Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| 01/20/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1925) |
| 01/22/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
| 01/25/2021 | Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/26/2021 | Read first time |
| 01/27/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/28/2021 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 01/28/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/29/2021 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2021 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/17/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2021 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2021 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/22/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1925ER) |
| 02/22/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1925ER) |
| 02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/24/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/25/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021 |
| 02/25/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
| 03/18/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 141 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 03/18/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0141) |