Revision: Jan. 13, 2016, midnight
SB 386 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
16-2946
06/01
SENATE BILL 386
AN ACT adding biodiesel to electric renewable energy sources.
SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Little, Dist 8; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Borden, Rock. 24
COMMITTEE: Energy And Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds biodiesel to electric renewable energy classes.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2946
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT adding biodiesel to electric renewable energy sources.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Electric Renewable Energy Classes. Amend RSA 362-F:4, I by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following new subparagraph:
(m) The production of useful thermal energy from biodiesel, as defined in RSA 362-A:1-a, I-b, produced by any facility that originally commenced operation prior to January 1, 2016, may be used to meet no more than 1/10 of a provider's class I requirements in any given year under RSA 362-F:3, provided all applicable air emission and water discharge standards are met by the facility producing the biodiesel, the facility producing the biodiesel can document the sale of the biodiesel into the thermal energy market, and there is documentation of end-user efficiency rating, or where such documentation is not practicable, assuming the average end-user efficiency rating by customer class.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.