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GA HB1015
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Marcus Wiedower
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AI Summary
- Expands the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry to include building products used in construction that sequester carbon dioxide, adding them alongside existing categories such as forestry, land use, and agricultural soil activities
- Requires the State Forestry Commission director to establish a Sustainable Building Material Carbon Sequestration Technical Advisory Committee, consisting of up to 7 members including a Georgia Tech engineering/architecture expert, a building codes expert, a developer/builder, a carbon credit markets expert, and up to 3 at-large members
- Requires developers to use certified third-party organizations to measure the carbon sequestered from building materials, with the State Forestry Commission publishing and maintaining a list of approved organizations; only projects completed after January 1, 2019, are eligible
- Directs the advisory committee to ensure that carbon credits derived from building materials are compatible with global carbon credit and offset markets, and requires the commission to review building product standards at 2 and 5 years after establishment
- The advisory committee automatically dissolves one year after its first meeting but may be reestablished by the director within five years to update rules and regulations
Legislative Description
Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry; inclusion of building products in construction on the registry; provide
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/13/2020
Full Bill Text
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