CSHB 56(RES): "An Act establishing the Hydrogen Energy Partnership in the Alaska Energy Authority and relating to assistance and support for the partnership; requiring the executive director of the Alaska Energy Authority to seek public and private funding for the partnership; providing for the contingent repeal of an effective date; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 56(RES) 01 "An Act establishing the Hydrogen Energy Partnership in the Alaska Energy Authority 02 and relating to assistance and support for the partnership; requiring the executive 03 director of the Alaska Energy Authority to seek public and private funding for the 04 partnership; providing for the contingent repeal of an effective date; and providing for 05 an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 08 to read: 09 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that 10 (1) scientists recognize hydrogen as a potentially useful energy carrier and 11 energy storage medium; 12 (2) with further research and development, hydrogen could competitively 13 serve as an alternative fuel for vehicles and for generating electricity;
01 (3) there is significant federal government and private sector investment in 02 hydrogen research and development programs; and 03 (4) Alaska is an excellent site to attract federal government and industry 04 investment in hydrogen because of the following advantages: 05 (A) the availability of indigenous, large scale, stranded renewable 06 energy resources, including sufficient geothermal energy for producing hydrogen at an 07 industrial scale; 08 (B) a source of zeolites for gaseous hydrogen storage; and 09 (C) Alaska's location for export of hydrogen and valuable products 10 from hydrogen around the Pacific Rim; 11 (5) with its traditional high fuel costs and significant diverse renewable energy 12 resources, Alaska could attract advanced technology development companies for research and 13 development, testing, and deployment of hydrogen and products produced from hydrogen; 14 these factors can lead to the development of a hydrogen industry resulting in job growth and a 15 more robust state economy. 16 * Sec. 2. AS 14.40.040 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 17 (c) The University of Alaska shall provide assistance to the executive director 18 of the hydrogen energy project established under AS 44.83.540 upon request. 19 * Sec. 3. AS 44.83 is amended by adding a new section to read: 20 Article 5A. Hydrogen Energy. 21 Sec. 44.83.540. Hydrogen energy partnership. (a) There is established in the 22 Alaska Energy Authority the hydrogen energy partnership. 23 (b) Members of the partnership shall be appointed by the board of directors of 24 the authority to represent 25 (1) the federal government; 26 (2) state government; 27 (3) the University of Alaska; 28 (4) an Alaska regional development organization; 29 (5) Alaska Native organizations in the state; 30 (6) the electric utility industry; 31 (7) the fossil fuel industry;
01 (8) nonfossil fuel energy industry; and 02 (9) nonprofit environmental conservation groups. 03 (c) The partnership members shall serve without compensation but are entitled 04 to transportation expenses and per diem as authorized for members of boards and 05 commissions under AS 39.20.180. 06 (d) The hydrogen energy partnership shall facilitate the development of a 07 hydrogen fuel and hydrogen-source products industry, based on noncarbon-emitting 08 energy sources, in Alaska by means including 09 (1) meeting with hydrogen energy interests to plan hydrogen energy 10 research and development; 11 (2) proposing policy to promote federal and private industry 12 investment in hydrogen energy research and development and demonstration projects; 13 (3) evaluating the market for hydrogen energy and hydrogen-source 14 products production, Alaska utilization, and export; 15 (4) proposing tax incentives for investment in a hydrogen energy 16 infrastructure; and 17 (5) reporting annually to the legislature on or before the 20th day of 18 each regular session on the development of hydrogen energy and hydrogen-source 19 products production in the state. 20 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 21 read: 22 FUNDING FOR HYDROGEN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP. The executive director of 23 the Alaska Energy Authority shall seek federal and private sources of funding to cover the 24 costs of the establishment of and operation of the hydrogen energy partnership established in 25 sec. 3 of this Act. 26 * Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 27 read: 28 CONDITIONAL EFFECT. Sections 2 and 3 of this Act take effect only if the Alaska 29 Energy Authority obtains sufficient funding under sec. 4 of this Act. 30 * Sec. 6. If secs. 2 and 3 of this Act have not taken effect under sec. 5 of this Act by 31 June 30, 2012, secs. 1 - 5 and 7 of this Act are repealed June 30, 2012.
01 * Sec. 7. Sections 2 and 3 of this Act take effect 30 days after the executive director of the 02 Alaska Energy Authority notifies the revisor of statutes that sufficient funding described 03 under sec. 4 of this Act has been obtained. 04 * Sec. 8. Sections 4 and 5 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).