FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2007

February 22, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 318, as amended

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. Strike House Energy and Natural Resources Committee Amendment 1.

     2. On page 3, strike lines 14 through 18 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof:

                "(4) include regulations requiring the installation of control technology for mercury emissions that removes the greater of what is achievable with best available control technology or ninety percent of the mercury from the input fuel for all coal-fired power plants, except for coal-fired power plants constructed and generating electric power and energy before July 1, 2007;".,