SB 1353 (Srinivasan) High-energy facilities; water and energy usage information reports; statewide clearinghouse established.

Requires any owner or operator of a high-energy facility, as defined in the bill, to submit to DEQ no later than May 1, 2026, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, a report that contains certain information relating to water and energy usage for each such facility. The bill requires DEQ, no later than July 1, 2026, to design, implement, and maintain a publicly accessible website to serve as a statewide clearinghouse for information relating to water and energy usage of all high-energy facilities operating in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that, in order to fully cover the costs of designing, implementing, and maintaining the statewide clearinghouse, the Department shall assess an initial fee to each owner or operator of a high-energy facility and may assess an annual fee thereafter for each year that such high-energy facility is in active use. Requires any owner or operator of a high-energy facility to notify the Department of any substantial change in operations or technologies that would require an update to the information required by the bill at least 60 days prior to making such change. Requires DEQ to convene a work group of stakeholders for the purpose of identifying additional information required to be published to the statewide clearinghouse. Such work group is required to convene at least three times by July 1, 2026, in a manner that is open to the public. Same as HB 2035

Referred to ACNR

Reported from ACNR with substitute and re-referred to Finance and Approps (9-Y 5-N)

Left in Finance and Appropriations