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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. During the 2023-2024 interim, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure shall conduct a study concerning the production and storage of hydrogen, the use of stored hydrogen as a potential energy resource in this State and the development of hydrogen technologies.
2. In conducting the study, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure shall consult with and solicit input from:
(a) The Nevada System of Higher Education;
(b) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
(c) Existing energy industries in this State;
(d) Developers of clean energy;
(e) Nongovernmental organizations that focus on energy conservation;
(f) Utilities that provide gas and electric services; and
(g) Professionals with expertise regarding the use of hydrogen and stored hydrogen and the development of hydrogen technologies.
3. The study must include, without limitation:
(a) A review of the opportunities for students enrolled in an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education to study subjects concerning hydrogen, including, without limitation:
(1) The process for the production and storage of hydrogen and any methods and technology used in such a process; and
(2) Hydrogen technologies; and
(b) An assessment of the feasibility of using hydrogen as an energy resource in this State, including, without limitation, consideration of:
(1) The potential for hydrogen and stored hydrogen to enable the operation of zero-emission light- and medium-duty vehicles, trucks, buses, locomotives, off-road equipment, aircraft, industrial equipment and watercraft;
(2) The potential for using wastewater and wastewater treatment facilities for the production of hydrogen;
(3) Methods for incentivizing the use of hydrogen and stored hydrogen as energy resources in this State;
(4) Economic and regulatory barriers to the implementation of hydrogen and stored hydrogen as energy resources, including, without limitation, whether policies incentivizing the production and storage of hydrogen as energy resources and hydrogen technologies are comparable to policies incentivizing the production of other energy resources and applicable technologies in this State;
(5) Opportunities for federal and nongovernmental grants that may be available for the purposes of producing and storing hydrogen in this State;
(6) The potential for using hydrogen microgrids, stored hydrogen microgrids and hydrogen coupled with distributed energy resources to strengthen the resilience of the electric power grid;
(7) The impact of hydrogen production on water resources in this State;
(8) The impact of limited water resources on the production of hydrogen in this State and its potential as an energy resource; and
(9) The long-term impact of various methods of hydrogen production on the air, water and other natural resources of this State and the potential for hydrogen to assist with efforts to decarbonize this State.
4. To complete the study, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure may enter into a contract or other agreement with the University of Nevada, Reno, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, or the Desert Research Institute to:
(a) Gather data concerning the feasibility of hydrogen and stored hydrogen as energy resources; and
(b) Produce a cost-benefit analysis of hydrogen as an energy resource.
5. On or before January 1, 2025, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure shall submit a report of the results of the study, including, without limitation, any recommendations for legislation, to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
6. For the purposes of this section, “hydrogen technologies” means technology used in the production, storage and distribution of hydrogen and stored hydrogen.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 17. State Legislative Department SB 451, § 2. Duties of Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure; authority of Committee to enter into contract with University for certain data and analysis; report - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-17-state-legislative-department/nv-rev-st-sb-451-sect-2/
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