Amendment ID: S2829-84

Amendment 84

Energy Resources

Ms. Edwards moves that the proposed new draft be amended at the end of the sentences ending at lines 451, 1168, 1207 and 1238, add the following language: “except as provided herein. If an applicant (i) fails to respond to a request for information within the specified timeframe, or (ii) proposes a significant revision to a proposed project, the review period shall be extended by the length of the delay for the former and for at least three months, or such longer time as the applicant and permitting authority agree upon, for the latter. . . .”

insert new subsections after lines 490, 1179, 1218 and 1250: If in any 24 month period, during which at least 6 applications for a small or large clean energy infrastructure facility are filed, fifty percent or more of the applications are constructively approved, then the following shall occur:

(i) The timeframes for reviewing pending and new applications for consolidated permits  shall be extended to 24 months.  If over three-quarters of constructive approvals relate to one type of project, the extended timeframe shall apply just to applications for that category of projects.

(ii) The department of energy resources, the energy facilities siting board, the office of environmental justice and equity, and the division of public participation shall conduct an analysis, including consultation with municipalities, regarding the cause(s) of the high rate of constructive approvals, the impacts of constructive approvals on the environment, public health, public engagement and community benefits agreements, and revisions that could support more affirmative decisions.  The extended review period shall remain in effect until the relevant siting and permitting standards, requirements and procedures are revised to reflect the conclusions of the analysis.