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| 2022 -- H 8375 Enacted 06/24/2022 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SOLAR PANELS ON INTER-STATE HIGHWAYS |
Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Corvese, Blazejewski, and Fogarty |
| Date Introduced: June 24, 2022 |
| WHEREAS, Solar energy utilization in highway infrastructure around the country has |
| been increasing in recent years due in part to several advantages for this type of energy |
| development including the use of existing electrical infrastructure already aligned with major |
| highways, secured boundaries, and easy maintenance access; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
| consisting of seven (7) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the House of |
| Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Director |
| of the Department of Transportation, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the |
| Department of Environmental Management, or designee; one of whom shall be the Chairperson |
| of the Public Utilities Commission, or designee; and one of whom shall be the Director of the |
| Office of Energy Resources, or designee. |
| In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a legislative study |
| commission created by a General Assembly resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a |
| member of the general public to serve in lieu of a legislator; provided that, the majority leader or |
| the minority leader of the political party which is entitled to the appointment consent to the |
| member of the general public. |
| The purpose of said commission shall be to study and provide recommendations for the |
| most appropriate placement of solar panels on median strips on interstate highways and route |
| 146, carports at state parking lots, and such other locations as the commission determines. The |
| commission shall seek placements which would provide and generate maximum returns on the |
| investment as well as producing substantial amounts of energy. |
| Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
| the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select, from among the legislators, a |
| chairperson. |
| Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
| The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
| All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
| documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
| desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
| The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters |
| for said commission; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
| House of Representatives on or before April 11, 2023, and said commission shall expire on July |
| 11, 2023. |
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