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RGGI Update |
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On June 23rd, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Lycoming held a committee hearing to take testimony regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order 2019-07 dated October 3, 2019, to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). That order had an implementation date of January 1, 2022 with proposed rulemaking due date of July 31, 2020.
As we've indicated previously, both the DEP AQTAC (Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee) and the CAC (Citizen's Advisory Council) failed to recommend moving the proposed rulemaking package forward to the EQB (Environmental Quality Board), because of a lack of economic information and information on how and where the incoming revenue from this program would be spent.
Consequently, on June 23, the Governor issued a revised Executive Order giving the DEP a six-week extension to September 15 to begin the regulatory review rulemaking process.
Should you have any questions, contact Josie Gaskey.
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