2nd funnel sidelines legislation
On March 20, the second funnel sidelined proposed legislation that had not been passed by one chamber of the legislature and had been moved forward by a committee in the opposite chamber. They say that bills are never dead until the final gavel falls. What that means is that legislation can be moved forward as amendments to other bills.
Some of the bills we were following were sidelined by the funnel, including:
HF2530 (formerly HSB657) would allow the Department of Natural Resources to list a water as impaired (polluted) for fecal indicator bacteria only if the species of animals manure that caused the pollution was determined through tests. The Sierra Club opposed this bill.
Bill - H2690, formerly HF2447 - would require data centers to file quarterly reports on the amount of water and energy they were using. The bill also would require a separate electric tariff for data centers that would protect other customers from the cost of providing electric service to data centers. Sierra Club supported this bill.
The Local Generation Act - HF2672, SSB3092, SHSB629 - that would enable community solar projects failed the funnel. The Sierra Club supported this bill.
The legislature is scheduled to adjourn on April 21, but may continue a few days beyond that. The Sierra Club will continue to lobby for those bills we support and will oppose bills that we do not support.
