SB194 Alabama 2010 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Energy, Alabama Public Interest Energy Research and Development Grants Program, established, funding for energy projects, Commission on Public Interest Energy Research and Development Grants, established, Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy to advise, Public Interest Energy Research and Development Grants Fund, established, appropriation
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish the Alabama
Public Interest Energy Research and Development
Grants Program to provide funding for energy
related public interest research and development
projects that advance science or technology for
Alabama’s unique portfolio of energy resources,
particularly the significant fossil fuel and
bioenergy resources of the state</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would create a new executive
agency to be known as the Commission on Public
Interest Energy Research and Development Grants
which will have sole discretion to distribute
appropriations by the Legislature and other funds
allocated for public interest energy research and
development grants. The Permanent Joint Legislative
Committee on Energy Policy shall be an advisory
committee to the commission</p><p class="bill_description">
The bill would establish the Public Interest
Energy Research and Development Grants Fund within
the State Treasury to receive appropriations from
the Legislature and other gifts, grants, federal
funds, and other funds. The bill would also make an
appropriation from the State General Fund to the
fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010,
and also for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2011</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To establish the Alabama Public Interest Energy
Research and Development Grants Program to provide funding for
energy related public interest energy research and
development; to create a new executive agency to be known as
the Commission on Public Interest Energy Research and
Development Grants which will have sole discretion to
distribute appropriations by the Legislature and other funds
allocated for public interest energy research and development
grants; to establish the Public Interest Energy Research and
Development Grants Fund within the State Treasury; and to make
a conditional appropriation from the State General Fund to the
fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and also
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.
</p>
Subjects
Energy
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2010 | Pending third reading on day 21 Favorable from Government Appropriations with 1 substitute | |
| March 11, 2010 | Government Appropriations first Substitute Offered | |
| March 11, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and | |
| February 17, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Appropriations | |
| February 17, 2010 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 275 | |
| February 17, 2010 | Third Reading Passed | |
| January 14, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| January 12, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB194 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |