Adoption of this amendment will REMOVE the 2/3s majority vote requirement from AB431.
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Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 16, renumbering sections 17 through 27 as sections 3 through 13 and adding new sections designated as sections 1 and 2, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:
“Section 1. NRS 701.350 is hereby amended to read as follows:
701.350 1. The Task Force for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation is hereby created. The Task Force consists of [nine] 10 members who are appointed as follows:
(a) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom represents the interests of the renewable energy industry in this state with respect to biomass and the other of whom represents the interests of the mining industry in this state.
(b) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, one of whom represents the interests of the renewable energy industry in this state with respect to geothermal energy and the other of whom represents the interests of a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of the environment or to the conservation of energy or the efficient use of energy.
(c) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate to represent the interests of the renewable energy industry in this state with respect to solar energy.
(d) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly to represent the interests of the public utilities in this state.
(e) Two members appointed by the Governor, one of whom represents the interests of the renewable energy industry in this state with respect to wind and the other of whom represents the interests of the gaming industry in this state.
(f) One member appointed by the Consumer’s Advocate to represent the interests of the consumers in this state.
(g) One member appointed by the governing board of the State of Nevada AFL-CIO or, if the State of Nevada AFL-CIO ceases to exist, by its successor organization or, if there is no successor organization, by the Governor.
2. A member of the Task Force:
(a) Must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.
(b) Must have training, education, experience or knowledge concerning:
(1) The development or use of renewable energy;
(2) Financing, planning or constructing renewable energy generation projects;
(3) Measures which conserve or reduce the demand for energy or which result in more efficient use of energy;
(4) Weatherization;
(5) Building and energy codes and standards;
(6) Grants or incentives concerning energy;
(7) Public education or community relations; or
(8) Any other matter within the duties of the Task Force.
(c) Must not be an officer or employee of the Legislative or Judicial Department of State Government.
3. After the initial terms, the term of each member of the Task Force is 3 years. A vacancy on the Task Force must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. A member may be reappointed to the Task Force.
4. A member of the Task Force who is an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state must be relieved from his duties without loss of his regular compensation so that he may prepare for and attend meetings of the Task Force and perform any work that is necessary to carry out the duties of the Task Force in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this state shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Task Force to:
(a) Make up the time he is absent from work to carry out his duties as a member of the Task Force; or
(b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.
Sec. 2. NRS 704.7815 is hereby amended to read as follows:
704.7815 “Renewable energy system” means:
1. A facility or energy system that:
(a) Uses renewable energy to generate electricity; and
(b) Transmits or distributes the electricity that it generates from renewable energy via:
(1) A power line which is dedicated to the transmission or distribution of electricity generated from renewable energy and which is connected to a facility or system owned, operated or controlled by a provider of electric service; or
(2) A power line which is shared with not more than one facility or energy system generating electricity from nonrenewable energy and which is connected to a facility or system owned, operated or controlled by a provider of electric service.
2. A solar [thermal] energy system that reduces the consumption of electricity.
3. A net metering system used by a customer-generator pursuant to NRS 704.766 to 704.775, inclusive.”.
Amend sec. 17, page 7, lines 18 and 22 by deleting “thermal” and inserting “[thermal]”.
Amend sec. 18, page 8, line 8, by deleting:
“18 to 38,” and inserting:
“4 to 21,”.
Amend sec. 18, page 8, line 10, by deleting:
“19 to 27,” and inserting:
“5 to 13,”.
Amend sec. 20, page 8, line 15, by deleting “30” and inserting “14”.
Amend sec. 21, page 8, lines 17 through 19, by deleting:
“Committee for the Solar Energy Systems Demonstration Program created by section 28 of this act.” and inserting:
“Task Force for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation created by NRS 701.350.”.
Amend sec. 22, page 8, line 21, by deleting “30” and inserting “14”.
Amend sec. 23, page 8, line 24, by deleting “34” and inserting “18”.
Amend sec. 26, page 8, lines 28 and 29, by deleting:
“has the meaning ascribed to it in section 4 of this act.” and inserting:
“means a facility or energy system for the generation of electricity that uses photovoltaic cells and solar energy to generate electricity.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 28 and 29 and renumbering sections 30 through 40 as sections 14 through 24.
Amend sec. 30, page 10, by deleting lines 8 through 11 and inserting:
“(a) To install a solar energy system, uses an installer who has been issued a classification C-2 license with the appropriate subclassification by the State Contractors’ Board pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Board; and”.
Amend sec. 32, page 11, line 9, by deleting “kilowatt-hour” and inserting “kilowatt”.
Amend sec. 32, page 11, by deleting lines 14 through 17.
Amend sec. 32, page 11, line 18, by deleting “(e)” and inserting “(d)”.
Amend sec. 33, page 11, line 23, by deleting “30” and inserting “14”.
Amend sec. 33, page 11, line 32, by deleting “30” and inserting “14”.
Amend sec. 34, page 11, line 44, by deleting “30” and inserting “14”.
Amend sec. 34, page 12, lines 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20 and 22, by deleting “kilowatt-hours” and inserting “kilowatts”.
Amend sec. 35, page 12, line 28, by deleting “Project,” and inserting “Program,”.
Amend sec. 35, page 12, by deleting lines 35 and 36 and inserting:
“renewable energy credits equal to twice the actual or estimated kilowatt-hour production of the solar energy system of the participant for a period of not less than 10 years.”.
Amend sec. 35, page 12, line 39, by deleting:
“kilowatt-hour capacity” and inserting:
“actual or estimated kilowatt-hour production”.
Amend sec. 36, page 13, line 6, by deleting “Project” and inserting “Program”.
Amend sec. 37, page 13, by deleting lines 17 through 21 and inserting:
“for participation in the Demonstration Program, the”.
Amend sec. 38, page 13, by deleting lines 26 and 27 and inserting:
“the governing board of the State of Nevada AFL-CIO shall make the appointment to the Task Force for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation required by the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act.”.
Amend sec. 40, page 13, line 29, by deleting:
“1. The provisions of sections, 18 to 38,” and inserting:
“The provisions of sections 4 to 21,”.
Amend sec. 40, page 13, by deleting lines 31 through 41.
Amend the preamble of the bill, page 2, by deleting lines 3 and 4 and inserting:
“buildings, homes and small businesses and to”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to energy; revising the membership of the Task Force for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation; requiring the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt a system of renewable energy credits; providing for the establishment of the Solar Energy Systems Demonstration Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.