2020 -- S 2638

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES

     

     Introduced By: Senators Valverde, Euer, Miller, Murray, and Seveney

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2020

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 37-2 of the General Laws entitled "State Purchases" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     37-2-82. State purchase of energy needs from renewable sources.

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     (a) The state, through its purchasing policy and practice, shall establish a timetable

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requiring increased utilization by the state of its energy needs from solar, on-shore wind, off-

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shore wind and any other distributed-generation technologies.

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     (b) The timetable shall extend over a period of ten (10) years, until January 1, 2031, at

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which time the state, including all its agencies and departments, shall be purchasing one hundred

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percent (100%) of their energy needs from renewable sources.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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     This act would require the state, including all its agencies and departments, to purchase

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one hundred percent (100%) of their energy needs from renewable sources by January 1, 2031.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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