2009 Regular Session SB 38 Enrolled

• At the request of: (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Environment and Natural Resources)
• Regular Sponsors: Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President.
• Bill Title: Relating to climate change; and declaring an emergency.

Catchline/Summary

Allows Environmental Quality Commission to require registration and reporting by persons who import, sell, allocate or distribute for use in this state electricity or who import, sell or distribute for use in this state fossil fuels. Directs commission to minimize burden of reporting to extent consistent with purposes of commission rules.

Directs Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate funding for reporting program and to report on evaluation to Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly or to any special session of Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly.

Declares emergency, effective on passage.

• Chapter Number: Chapter 749
• Fiscal Impact: Has Minimal Fiscal Impact
• Revenue Impact: No Revenue Impact
• Current Location: Chapter Number Assigned