HB408 H GO AMT 11-19-09
B. Thompson 3192

     The Committee on Government Organization moves to amend the bill on pages one and two, by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
     "House Bill No. 408-- A BILL to amend and reenact §24-2F-3, §24-2F-4, §24-2F-5 and §24-2F-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act; limiting the use of supercritical technology to qualify as advanced coal technology for the purpose of determining credits; allowing the use of advanced supercritical technology to qualify as advanced coal technology for the purpose of determining credits; allowing the Public Service Commission to certify additional advanced coal technologies; allowing for the utilization of an independent and industry-recognized alternative and renewable energy resource credit tracking system; exempting certain credit pricing data from disclosure under the freedom of information act; allowing for the utilization of an independent and industry- recognized entity to verify and certify greenhouse gas emission reduction or offset projects; allowing credits for certain energy efficiency and demand-side projects undertaken pursuant to federal requirements; and requiring a study of the economic impacts of the Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act on coal and coal mining. "