Senate Amendment 5215


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     1  1    Amend House File 2399, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 2, before line 4 by inserting:
     1  4    <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  476.8A  Carbon emission
     1  5 offsets.
     1  6    1.  The board shall require any new or expanded
     1  7 fossil fuel electric generating and transmission
     1  8 facility to offset its projected carbon emissions
     1  9 and shall, in conjunction with the department of
     1 10 natural resources, make a determination that the
     1 11 new or expanded facility is not  contributing to an
     1 12 increase in the emission rate of greenhouse gases in
     1 13 providing electricity to customers in this state.
     1 14 For the purposes of this section, "greenhouse gases"
     1 15 means gases identified by the board, including but not
     1 16 limited to carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
     1 17    2.  A utility may utilize any of the following
     1 18 methods for purposes of meeting the requirements of
     1 19 subsection 1:
     1 20    a.  Reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the
     1 21 facility.
     1 22    b.  Reducing greenhouse gas emissions at other
     1 23 facilities owned by the utility.
     1 24    c.  Offsetting greenhouse gas emissions through
     1 25 the use of energy conservation or energy efficiency
     1 26 measures.
     1 27    d.  Offsetting greenhouse gas emissions through the
     1 28 production of energy from wind, solar, biomass, or
     1 29 geothermal sources.
     1 30    e.  Providing for sequestration of carbon dioxide.
     1 31    f.  Purchasing credits for greenhouse gas emissions
     1 32 reductions.
     1 33    g.  Any other method approved by the board.>
     1 34 #2.  Title page, line 6, after <facilities,> by
     1 35 inserting <requiring carbon emission offsets for
     1 36 specified new or expanded fossil fuel electric
     1 37 generating and transmission facilities,>


                                        
          ROBERT M.  HOGG
          HF2399.2018 (3) 83
          rn/sc

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