Bill > S04192

This bill enacts the "biomass fired exception program" to address the applicability of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2 budget trading program to biomass-fired electric generating facilities that have converted from coal-fired generation. The bill aims to encourage the conversion of coal-fired facilities to biomass-fired facilities by treating them in the same manner as new biomass facilities under the RGGI regulations, rather than subjecting them to the same requirements as fossil fuel-fired facilities. The bill provides definitions for key terms and directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to promulgate rules and regulations to implement this exception for eligible biomass-fired facilities.