Various energy bills to be reviewed by Senate Energy Committee

 

More energy bills will be considered Wednesday in a meeting of the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Energy.

The agenda includes consideration of bills about nuclear energy, solar energy, carbon sequestration and setbacks for wind towers.

The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. SB130 – [Corporation Commission; directing Commission to conduct nuclear feasibility study; directing publishing and transmission of study by certain date; making an appropriation. Emergency.] – Boles, Burns*
3. SB915 – Solar energy; requiring certain commercial solar energy facilities to meet certain standards. Effective date. Emergency. – Boles, Green*
4. SB269 – [Carbon sequestration; modifying jurisdiction over certain injection wells; establishing provisions for establishment of certain CO2 sequestration facilities and storage units. Effective date.] – Luttrell, Rader*
5. SB469 – Oklahoma Emission Reduction Technology Rebate Program; modifying eligibility requirements. Effective date. Emergency. – Boles, Woods*
6. SB713 – Wind energy facilities; requiring newly-established facilities to apply for certain technology system by certain date; providing for certain cost recovery. Effective date. – Newton, Jech*
7. SB2 – Wind energy facilities; providing setback requirements for certain wind energy facility towers from certain dwellings and property boundaries. Effecticve date. – Pfeiffer, Green*
8. Other Business and Adjournment