An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of General Services to lease certain submerged lands within Erie County and associated wind, water and solar resources for the assessment, development, construction and operation of utility scale offshore wind, solar or kinetic energy generation facilities; providing for collection of certain lease and royalty payments; establishing the Lake Erie Large-Scale Energy System Development Fund; and providing for distributions and transfers from the fund.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2023
Last action Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
102–99
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 202
Apr 16, 2024
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican100
99% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy
Apr 16, 2024
House · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
Apr 16, 2024
House · Reported by committee
Re-reported as committed
Apr 15, 2024
House · Referred to committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
Mar 19, 2024
House · Amendment adopted
Reported as amended
Mar 10, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy
0 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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