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PA HB1740
PA HB1740Providing for transition to renewable energy; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection and other Commonwealth agencies relating to energy consumption and renewable energy generation; establishing the Renewable Energy Transition Task Force, the Just Transition Community Advisory Committee, the Renewable Energy Center of Excellence, the Council for Renewable Energy Workforce Development and the Renewable Energy Workforce Development Fund; providing for interim limits on energy
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Introduced
10/03/2023
10/03/2023
In Committee
10/03/2023
10/03/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
2023-2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for transition to renewable energy; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection and other Commonwealth agencies relating to energy consumption and renewable energy generation; establishing the Renewable Energy Transition Task Force, the Just Transition Community Advisory Committee, the Renewable Energy Center of Excellence, the Council for Renewable Energy Workforce Development and the Renewable Energy Workforce Development Fund; providing for interim limits on energy produced from nonrenewable sources and for wage requirement for energy producing systems.
AI Summary
This bill aims to transition Pennsylvania to 100% renewable energy by 2050. It establishes a Renewable Energy Transition Task Force to coordinate this effort across state agencies, sets interim limits on non-renewable energy use, creates a Renewable Energy Center of Excellence and a Council for Renewable Energy Workforce Development to support the transition, requires state-owned facilities and land to expand renewable energy generation, and imposes a prevailing wage requirement for larger energy producing systems. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation to conduct studies on pathways to 100% renewable energy in the building and transportation sectors, respectively.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (24)
Chris Rabb (D)*,
Tim Brennan (D),
Tim Briggs (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Justin Fleming (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Carol Kazeem (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Tarik Khan (D),
Patty Kim (D),
Rick Krajewski (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Napoleon Nelson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Abigail Salisbury (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Christina Sappey (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Ben Waxman (D),
Dan Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY (on 10/03/2023)
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