2/25/2017
A couple weeks in and the General Assembly is starting to hit its stride! Some major issues are shaping up this year. The Tennessee Mining Association is making moves to return regulation to the state.
Property Assessed Clean Energy is a top legislative priority for several groups. There is a bill that will affect Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), which are often used to try and limit conservation watchdog efforts.
This week TCV and many others are focused on the issue of transportation funding. Since about
a fifth of all energy used in the state is used in transportation, this is important to get right (
citation).
Find our Priority Bills
here.
Most experienced watchers say that this promises to be another short legislative session so we all need to be prepared to act quickly.
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