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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 22 - General Assembly » Chapter 22-7.10 - Permanent Joint Committee on Energy

Section 22-7.10-1. – Permanent committee — Composition.

§ 22-7.10-1. Permanent committee — Composition. There is created a permanent joint committee of the general assembly on energy to consist of eight (8) members of the general assembly, four (4) of whom shall be from the senate to be appointed by the president of the senate not more than three (3) of whom shall […]

Section 22-7.10-2. – Duties.

§ 22-7.10-2. Duties. It shall be the duty of the joint committee on energy to promote and encourage the development of effective and efficient plans, programs, strategies, and standards for energy conservation, energy efficiency, and energy resource procurement, use and development, including renewable energy, and in the furtherance to this purpose, it shall be the […]

Section 22-7.10-3. – Reports and recommendations.

§ 22-7.10-3. Reports and recommendations. The joint committee on energy shall from time to time and at least annually report to the general assembly on its findings and the results of its studies, and make any recommendations to the general assembly and propose any legislation or initiate any studies that it shall deem advisable. History […]

Section 22-7.10-4. – References to committee.

§ 22-7.10-4. References to committee. Each branch of the legislature may refer to the joint committee, either initially or after action by other committees, all bills and resolutions dealing with or affecting energy. History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 236, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 237, § 2.

Section 22-7.10-5. – Technical assistance.

§ 22-7.10-5. Technical assistance. The joint committee shall, if it finds it cannot obtain proper assistance from available sources, contract for any technical services that it shall require to effectuate its purposes. History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 236, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 237, § 2.

Section 22-7.10-6. – Place of meeting — Quorum.

§ 22-7.10-6. Place of meeting — Quorum. The joint committee on legislative services shall provide adequate space in the state house of the use of the joint committee on energy; provided, that the joint committee on energy may conduct hearings and hold meetings elsewhere when doing so will better serve its purposes. A majority in […]