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26th Legislature(2009-2010)

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01Declaringastateenergypolicy.

02 _______________

03 *Section1.Theuncodifiedlaw oftheStateofAlaskaisamendedbyaddinganewsection

04toread:

05 LEGISLATIVEINTENT.Itistheintentof thelegislaturethat

06 (1) thestateachievea15percent increaseinenergyefficiencyonapercapita

07basisbetween2010and2020;

08 (2) thestatereceive50percentofitselectricgenerationfromrenewableand

09alternativeenergysourcesby2025;

10 (3) thestateworktoensureareliablein-stategassupplyforresidentsofthe

11state;

12 (4) thepowerprojectfund(AS42.45.010)serveasthemainsourceofstate

13assistanceforenergyprojects;

14 (5) thestateremaina leaderinpetroleumandnaturalgasproductionand

15becomealeaderinrenewableandalternativeenergydevelopment.

01 *Sec.2.AS44.99isamendedbyaddinganewsectiontoread:

02 Sec.44.99.115.Declarationofstateenergypolicy.TheStateofAlaska

03 recognizesthatthestate'seconomicprosperityisdependentonavailable,reliable,and

04 affordableresidential,commercial,and industrialenergytosupplythestate'selectric,

05 heating,andtransportationneeds.Thestatealsorecognizesthatworldwidesupplyand

06 demandforfossilfuelsandconcernsaboutglobalclimatechangewillaffecttheprice

07 offossilfuelsconsumedbyAlaskansand exportedfromthestatetoothermarkets.In

08 establishingastateenergypolicy,the statefurtherrecognizestheimmensediversityof

09 thestate'sgeography,cultures,andresourceavailability.Therefore,itisthepolicyof

10 thestateto

11 (1) instituteacomprehensive andcoordinatedapproachtosupporting

12 energyefficiencyandconservationby

13 (A) encouragingstatewideenergyefficiencycodesfornewand

14 renovatedresidential,commercial, andpublicbuildings;

15 (B) decreasingpublicbuildingenergyconsumptionthrough

16 conservationmeasuresandenergy-efficienttechnologies;and

17 (C) initiatingandsupportingaprogramtoeducatestate

18 residentsonthebenefitsofenergy efficiencyandconservation,including

19 disseminationofinformationonstateandfederalprogramsthatrewardenergy

20 efficiency;

21 (2) encourageeconomicdevelopmentby

22 (A) promotingthedevelopmentofrenewableandalternative

23 energyresources,includinggeothermal,wind,solar,hydroelectric,

24 hydrokinetic,tidal,andbiomassenergy,forusebyAlaskans;

25 (B) promotingthedevelopment,transport,andefficientuseof

26 nonrenewableandalternativeenergy resources,includingnaturalgas,coal,oil,

27 gashydrates,heavyoil,andnuclearenergy,forusebyAlaskansandfor

28 export;

29 (C) workingtoidentify andassistwithdevelopmentofthe

30 mostcost-effective,long-termsourcesofenergyforeachcommunity

31 statewide;

01 (D) creating andmaintainingastatefiscalregimeand

02 permittingandregulatoryprocesses thatencourageprivatesectordevelopment

03 ofthestate'senergyresources;and

04 (E) promotingtheefficiencyofenergyusedfortransportation;

05 (3) supportenergyresearch, education,andworkforcedevelopmentby

06 investingin

07 (A) training andeducationprogramsthatwillhelpcreatejobs

08 forAlaskansandthataddressenergyconservation,efficiency,andavailability,

09 includingprogramsthat addressworkforcedevelopmentandworkforce

10 transition;and

11 (B) appliedenergyresearchanddevelopmentofalternativeand

12 emergingtechnologies,includinguniversityprograms,toachievereductionsin

13 stateenergycostsandstimulateindustryinvestmentinthestate;
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14 (4) coordinategovernmentalfunctions

15 (A) byreviewingandstreamliningregulatoryprocessesand

16 balancingtheeconomiccostsofreviewwiththelevelofregulationnecessary

17 toprotectthepublicinterest;

18 (B)byusingoneofficeoragency,asmaybespecifiedbylaw,

19 toserveasaclearinghouseinmanagingthestate'senergy-relatedfunctionsto

20 avoidfragmentationand duplication andtoincreaseeffectiveness;and

21 (C) byactivelycollaboratingwithfederalagenciestoachieve

22 thestate'senergygoalsandtomeetemissions,renewableandalternative

23 energy,andenergyproductiontargets.

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