House Bill 1330 Summary

• Transfers energy planning and development powers from the Board of Energy and Transportation to the Mississippi Development Authority's Energy and Natural Resources Division.

• Requires state agencies, higher education institutions, and community colleges to submit energy consumption data and develop detailed energy management plans to reduce energy usage, with noncompliance resulting in loss of capital improvement funding.

• Renames the "Energy Development Fund" as the "Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund" and authorizes the Mississippi Development Authority to make loans to businesses for energy efficiency improvements and to utilities and cooperatives for energy infrastructure projects.

• Creates a Biomass Center of Excellence organized jointly by the Mississippi Development Authority and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to coordinate research, data collection, and workforce development in the biomass sector.

• Repeals outdated provisions related to petroleum allocation, state motor pool planning, and other obsolete energy-related requirements from the 1970s-1980s energy crisis era.