2 July 2015 Advocacy Notes

Actions

-Sign up to schedule legislative briefing and billtrack training this week

-Alex will connect Debra Rowe to Debra Sypien
(to develop Green Map op ed in light of Governor signing anti-community benefits bill)

Updated

-Brews tour discussion w/ DEQ--on hold until Christina returns

Reported:

See policies below
4 state bills (decided: schedule detailed leg. briefing next week)
2 national

-MEMJ PA3 & SB 0295 overviews

Sign up for bill track (except Christina?), please share your availability for a brief web training (~15-45 min) at this link. Click and drag on the times/days that work.

Suggested agenda for briefing+billtrack training supplement:



40 mins: ~5-10 mins Legislative briefing & Q&A
~25 mins Discuss & decide USGBC stances (definitions, benchmarking, substantiating with data)

~5 mins recap actions

~10 mins: Uses for billtrack
~5 mins: Bill Curation
~5 Mins: widget

Policy to note: [comments due to Nofs' Energy committee within the week]


SB 0295

SB 0437
SB 0438

Based on PA3 & PA295

US Sen 1653

[Alex's]
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/06/republicans-and-democrats-back-bill-to-level-the-playing-field-for-renewable-energy.html#_gus&_gucid=/content/rew/en/articles/2015/06/republicans-and-democrats-back-bill-to-level-the-playing-field-for-renewable-energy&_gup=twitter&_gsc=mB7N9WJ

July 2015 National EE/RE Tax Compendium released

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/06/republicans-and-democrats-back-bill-to-level-the-playing-field-for-renewable-energy.html#_gus&_gucid=/content/rew/en/articles/2015/06/republicans-and-democrats-back-bill-to-level-the-playing-field-for-renewable-energy&_gup=twitter&_gsc=mB7N9WJ

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MI SB0437 Bill Summary

A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled "An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to provide for a restructuring of the manner in which energy is provided in this state; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending the title and sections 6a, 6j, 6s, 10, 10a, 10f, 10p, 10r, and 10t (MCL 460.6a, 460.6j, 460.6s, 460.10, 460.10a, 460.10f, 460.10p, 460.10r, and 460.10t), the title as amended by 2005 PA 190, sections 6a, 10, 10a, 10p, and 10r as amended and section 6s as added by 2008 PA 286, section 6j as amended by 1987 PA 81, and sections 10f and 10t as added by 2000 PA 141, and by adding section 6t; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

MI SB0438 Bill Summary

A bill to amend 2008 PA 295, entitled "Clean, renewable, and efficient energy act," by amending the title, the headings of subparts B and C of part 2 and part 5, and sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 41, 47, 71, 73, 75, 77, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 113, 173, 175, 177, and 179 (MCL 460.1001, 460.1003, 460.1005, 460.1007, 460.1009, 460.1011, 460.1013, 460.1041, 460.1047, 460.1071, 460.1073, 460.1075, 460.1077, 460.1081, 460.1083, 460.1085, 460.1087, 460.1089, 460.1091, 460.1093, 460.1095, 460.1097, 460.1113, 460.1173, 460.1175, 460.1177, and 460.1179), section 93 as amended by 2010 PA 269, and by adding subpart B to part 2, sections 72, 74, 77a, 78, 89a, 91a, 98, and 99, and part 7; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

This is what was on the website.

Debra Sypien, LEED® AP BD+C

Sustainable Facilities Coordinator

The Christman Company

From: LegiNation Website [mailto:DoNotReply@legination.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 8:01 AM
To: Debra Sypien
Subject: LegiNation - BillTrack50 Alert

Michigan

State	Bill	Bill Name	New Bill	Version	Action	Vote	Sponsor	Doc.
MI	SB0437	Public utilities; electric utilities; electric utility's integrated resource plan and customer choice provisions; modify.
MI	SB0438	Energy; alternative sources; definition of renewable energy system; eliminate restriction on dams and pumped storage.
US	S1656	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, and for other purposes.