Bill

Title

Summary

Status

HB1782

Harrelson

An Act For The Economic Development Commission General Improvement Appropriation.

Authorizes appropriations of $5 million for a feasibility study and engineering report to expand the South Central High Speed Rail Corridor from Texarkana, Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

Act 1391

HB1663

Webb

Broadway

Efficiency Standards for Government Buildings

Focused on energy and water efficiency

Applies to:

·         state offices & universities

·         new construction, purchasing buildings, major renovation.

Energy Office & Economic Development Commission will administer program and monitor compliance.

Act 1494

HJR1004

Cheatham

Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Arkansas Concerning The Interest Rate Limits.

Authorizes government units (county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of the State of Arkansas) to issue bonds to finance all or a portion of the costs of energy efficiency projects.

Bonds may be secured by a pledge of the savings from the energy efficiency project and may be repaid from general revenues, special revenues, revenues derived from taxes or any other revenues available to the governmental unit.

Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

SB870

Teague

To Permit The Use Of Landfill Gas In The Creation Or Production Of Alternative Sources Of Energy.

If authorized by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, yard waste may be accepted by a permitted solid waste landfill that operates a landfill gas to energy system for the recovery and use of landfill gas as a renewable energy fuel source.

Landfill gas recovered through the landfill gas to energy system shall be utilized for the generation of electricity or used as a substitute for conventional fuels.

Act 1220