Key Votes
HB 1365 - Utility Emission Reduction Plan - Key Vote
Colorado Key Votes
Kent Lambert voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 19, 2010 Executive Signed
- March 31, 2010 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 31, 2010 Senate Bill Passed
- March 22, 2010 House Bill Passed
- March 15, 2010 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - April 19, 2010
Title: Utility Emission Reduction Plan
Signed by Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (53-12) - March 31, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Utility Emission Reduction Plan
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that requires coal-fired power plants to reduce their emissions.
Highlights:
-Requires all rate-regulated utilities that own or operate coal-fired electric generating units to submit to the commission an emission reduction plan on or before August 15, 2010 with a schedule that would result in full implementation on or before December 31, 2017 (Sec. 1).
-Specifies that the plan must cover a minimum of 900 megawatts or 50 percent of the utility's coal-fired electric generating units, whichever is smaller, not including any coal-fired capacity that the utility has already announced that it plans to retire prior to January 1, 2015 (Sec. 1).
-Specifies that at the utility's discretion, the plan may include, but not be limited to, the following elements (Sec. 1):
- -New emission control equipment for oxides of nitrogen and other pollutants;
-Retirement of coal-fired units to be replaced by natural-gas fired electric generation or other low-emitting resources;
-Conversion of coal-fired generation to run on natural gas;
-Long-term fuel supply agreements for a time period not less than 3 years or more than 20 years;
-New natural gas pipelines and other supporting gas infrastructure;
-New transmission lines and other supporting transmission infrastructure;
-Any other capital, fuel, and operations and maintenance expenditures that are appropriate.
- -Its likelihood to achieve at least a 70 to 80 percent reduction in annual emissions of oxides of nitrogen as measured from the 2008 levels;
-The degree to which the plan will result in reduction in other air pollutant emissions;
-The degree to which the plan will increase utilization of existing natural gas-fired generating capacity;
-The ability of the utility to meet state or federal clean energy requirements, relies on energy efficiency, or relies on other low emitting resources; and
-Whether the plan promotes Colorado economic development.
Note:
NOTE: THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH VOTE ON WHETHER TO CONCUR WITH THE OPPOSING CHAMBER'S AMENDMENTS AND, IF THE CONCURRENCE VOTE SUCCEEDS, VOTE TO REPASS THE BILL AFTER THE AMENDMENTS ARE INCORPORATED. THIS IS A VOTE ON REPASSAGE OF THE BILL AFTER THE MEMBERS CONCURRED WITH THE OPPOSING CHAMBER'S AMENDMENTS.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (20-13) - March 31, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Utility Emission Reduction Plan
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires coal-fired power plants to reduce their emissions.
Highlights:
-Requires all rate-regulated utilities that own or operate coal-fired electric generating units to submit to the commission an emission reduction plan on or before August 15, 2010 with a schedule that would result in full implementation on or before December 31, 2017 (Sec. 1).
-Specifies that the plan must cover a minimum of 900 megawatts or 50 percent of the utility's coal-fired electric generating units, whichever is smaller, not including any coal-fired capacity that the utility has already announced that it plans to retire prior to January 1, 2015 (Sec. 1).
-Specifies that at the utility's discretion, the plan may include, but not be limited to, the following elements (Sec. 1):
- -New emission control equipment for oxides of nitrogen and other pollutants;
-Retirement of coal-fired units to be replaced by natural-gas fired electric generation or other low-emitting resources;
-Conversion of coal-fired generation to run on natural gas;
-Long-term fuel supply agreements for a time period not less than 3 years or more than 20 years;
-New natural gas pipelines and other supporting gas infrastructure;
-New transmission lines and other supporting transmission infrastructure;
-Any other capital, fuel, and operations and maintenance expenditures that are appropriate.
- -Its likelihood to achieve at least a 70 to 80 percent reduction in annual emissions of oxides of nitrogen as measured from the 2008 levels;
-The degree to which the plan will result in reduction in other air pollutant emissions;
-The degree to which the plan will increase utilization of existing natural gas-fired generating capacity;
-The ability of the utility to meet state or federal clean energy requirements, relies on energy efficiency, or relies on other low emitting resources; and
-Whether the plan promotes Colorado economic development.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (53-12) - March 22, 2010
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 15, 2010
Title: Utility Emission Reduction Plan
Sponsors
- Debbie J. Benefield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terrance D. Carroll (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lois Court (CO - D)
- Randy Fischer (CO - D)
- K. Jerry Frangas (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Cheri Gerou (CO - R)
- Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (CO - D)
- Daniel Kagan (CO - D)
- Andrew 'Andy' Kerr (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- James E. 'Jim' Kerr (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven A. 'Steve' King (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Claire Levy (CO - D)
- Larry G. Liston (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas W. 'Tom' Massey Jr. (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' May (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Liane 'Buffie' McFadyen (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank McNulty (CO - R)
- Michael Merrifield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Karen Middleton (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Miklosi (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Cherylin N. Peniston (CO - D)
- Joshua A. 'Josh' Penry (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John V. 'Jack' Pommer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne I. Primavera (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Rice (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ellen S. Roberts (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Su Ryden (CO - D)
- Christine Scanlan (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sue Schafer (CO - D)
- Judith Anne 'Judy' Solano (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Amy Stephens (CO - R)
- Nancy Janann Todd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Max Tyler (CO - D)
- Glenn Vaad (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Vigil (CO - D)
- Bruce Whitehead (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Bob L. Bacon (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Greg Brophy (CO - R)
- Morgan L. Carroll (CO - D)
- Mark Ferrandino (CO - D)
- Joyce Foster (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rollie Heath 'Rollie' Heath II (CO - D)
- Michael 'Mike' Johnston (CO - D)
- John M. Kefalas (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeanne Labuda (CO - D)
- Elizabeth H. 'Beth' McCann (CO - D)
- John P. Morse (CO - D)
- Betty June 'B.J.' Nikkel (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- James L. 'Jim' Riesberg (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Romer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brandon C. Shaffer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick 'Pat' Steadman (CO - D)
- Kenneth Guy 'Ken' Summers (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suzanne S. Williams (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
