SB 29-2_ Filed 01/28/2002, 14:46
Adopted 1/29/2002
COMMITTEE REPORT
MR. PRESIDENT:
The Senate Committee on Energy and Economic Development, to which was referred Senate
Bill No. 29, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to
the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
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Page 1, line 7, delete "electric generating capacity" and insert
" energy generating facilities".
Page 1, line 9, delete "electric" and insert " energy".
Page 1, line 9, delete "capacity" and insert " capacity, including the
use of renewable energy resources,".
Page 1, line 13, delete "electric power" and insert " energy
generating facilities".
Page 1, line 16, delete "electric generating plants" and insert " new
energy generating facilities".
Page 1, line 17, delete "Indiana coal." and insert " coal from the
geological formation known as the Illinois basin.".
Page 2, line 8, delete "electric" and insert " energy".
Page 2, line 10, delete "electricity" and insert " energy".
Page 2, line 12, after "security" insert " and reliability".
Page 2, line 13, delete "electric" and insert " energy".
Page 2, line 15, delete "electricity" and insert " energy".
Page 2, line 18, delete "electric plants." and insert " energy
generating facilities.".
Page 2, line 22, delete "electric plants" and insert " energy
generating facilities".
Page 2, line 25, delete " new electric" and insert " any of the
following:
(1) New energy".
Page 2, delete line 28.
Page 2, line 29, delete "(2)", begin a new line double block
indented, and insert:
" (A)".
Page 2, delete lines 30 through 31.
Page 2, line 32, delete "(4)", begin a new line double block
indented, and insert:
" (B)".
Page 2, line 34, delete "(5)", begin a new line double block
indented, and insert:
" (C)".
Page 2, between lines 34 and 35, begin a new line block indented
and insert:
" (2) Projects to develop alternative energy sources, including
renewable energy projects.
(3) The purchase of fuels produced by a coal gasification
facility.".
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "clean coal technology" has the
meaning set forth in
IC 8-1-8.7-1.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "coal gasification facility" means
a facility in Indiana that uses a manufacturing process that
converts coal into a clean gas that can be used as a fuel to generate
energy.".
Page 2, line 35, delete "3." and insert " 5.".
Page 2, line 39, delete "4." and insert " 6.".
Page 2, line 40, delete "that" and insert " that :
(1)".
Page 2, line 41, delete "electric" and insert " energy".
Page 2, line 41, delete "facility." and insert " facility;
(2) undertakes a project to develop alternative energy sources,
including renewable energy projects; or
(3) purchases fuels produced by a coal gasification facility.".
Page 2, line 42, delete "5." and insert " 7.".
Page 3, line 2, delete "6." and insert " 8.".
Page 3, line 2, delete "electric" and insert "
energy".
Page 3, line 6, delete "electric" and insert "
energy".
Page 3, line 10, delete "or construction" and insert "
construction,
or expansion".
Page 3, line 12, after "rated" insert "
electric".
Page 3, line 14, delete "site." and insert "
site or a generating
capacity of at least four hundred thousand (400,000) pounds per
hour of steam.".
Page 3, line 16, delete "electricity" and insert "
energy".
Page 3, line 18, delete "7." and insert "
9.".
Page 3, line 19, delete "electric" and insert "
energy".
Page 3, line 20, delete "to generate electricity".
Page 3, line 24, delete "8." and insert "
10.".
Page 3, delete line 29.
Page 3, line 30, delete "(4)" and insert "
(3)".
Page 3, line 31, delete "(5)" and insert "
(4)".
Page 3, line 32, delete "(6)" and insert "
(5)".
Page 3, line 33, delete "(7) Hydropower." and insert "
(6)
Hydropower from existing dams.".
Page 3, line 41, delete "9." and insert "
11.".
Page 4, line 1, delete "the construction and operation of" and insert
"
clean coal and energy".
Page 4, line 3, delete "operation." and insert "
operation of new
energy generating facilities.".
Page 4, line 4, delete "hundred (300) basis" and insert "
(3)
percentage".
Page 4, line 6, delete "such projects." and insert "
projects
described in subdivision (1).".
Page 4, between lines 6 and 7, begin a new line block indented and
insert:
"
(3) Financial incentives for the purchase of fuels produced by
a coal gasification facility, including cost recovery and the
incentive available under subdivision (2) for new energy
generating facilities.
(4) Financial incentives for projects to develop alternative
energy sources, including renewable energy projects.".
Page 4, line 7, delete "(3)" and insert "
(5)".
Page 4, between lines 15 and 16, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"
(d) The commission shall issue a preliminary determination of
a project's eligibility for the financial incentives described in
subsection (a) not later than ninety (90) days after the date of the
application.".
Page 4, line 16, delete "10." and insert "
12.".
Page 4, line 17, delete "electric" and insert "
energy".
Page 4, line 19, after "repowering," insert "
expansion,".
Page 4, line 27, delete "or acquisition" and insert "
acquisition, or
expansion".
Page 4, line 27, delete "electric" and insert "
energy".
Page 4, line 32, delete "electric" and insert "
energy".
Page 4, line 36, delete "of" and insert "
that".
Page 4, line 38, delete "costs." and insert "
costs are reasonable and
in the public interest.".
Page 4, between lines 38 and 39, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"
(e) The commission shall allow an eligible business to recover
the costs associated with the purchase of fuels produced by a coal
gasification facility if the eligible business provides substantial
documentation that the costs associated with the purchase are
reasonable and in the public interest.".
Page 4, line 39, delete "(e)" and insert "
(f)".
Page 4, line 42, delete "(f)" and insert "
(g)".
Page 5, line 5, delete "(g)" and insert "
Sec. 13.".
Page 5, line 8, delete "the new electric" and insert "
a new energy".
Page 5, delete lines 10 through 12.
Page 5, between lines 12 and 13, begin a new line block indented
and insert:
"
(2) The amount of any fuel produced by a coal gasification
facility and purchased by the eligible business during the
previous month.".
Page 5, line 13, delete "(4) Such other information as" and insert
"
(3) Any other information".
Page 5, line 15, delete "11." and insert "
14.".
Page 5, line 19, delete "IC 8-1-25-9" and insert "
IC 8-1-2.5-9".
(Reference is to SB 29 as printed January 18, 2002.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0.
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WeatherwaxChairperson
CR002901/DI 101 2002