Virginia House Bill 351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Virginia Alternative Energy and Coastal Protection Act. Requires the Governor to seek to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or other carbon trading program with an open auction of carbon allowances. The Department of Environmental Quality is directed to establish a carbon dioxide cap and trade program to reduce emissions released by electric generation stations. The revenues from the sale of carbon allowances are to be deposited in the Commonwealth Resilience Fund, a revolving fund established by this measure that is to serve as a revenue source to assist localities with the implementation of adaptation efforts to combat sea level rise and recurrent flooding. The Commonwealth Resilience Fund also provides funding for energy efficiency and conservation programs; economic assistance for families and businesses in Southwest Virginia; renewable energy generation programs, and costs of administering the program.

Virginia Alternative Energy and Coastal Protection Act; created.

Del. Ron Villanueva [R]	Del. Gordon Helsel [R]	Sen. Monty Mason [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]
Del. Marcus Simon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-16	House	Left in Commerce and Labor
2016-02-09	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2016-01-21	House	Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
2016-01-05	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-01-05	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102606D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB351
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB351+hil