John's Journal
MD District 6 Legislative Update: Wind Power Bill
The Maryland House of Delegates will hold its final vote on the offshore wind bill Thursday or Friday, according to Del. John Olszewski Jr.
The House of Delegates recently voted on legislation allowing for the development of offshore wind farms. I supported this legislation for several reasons: to provide for stable energy pricing; improved health, climate and national security outcomes; and most importantly for jobs and growing the economy. Coming as a follow-up to the update I provided last week about workforce training legislation, the EARN (Employment Advancement Right Now) Act, the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy legislation is a fitting complement. Officials are quick to say that they support the growth of new jobs, but not everyone votes to support their creation. Indeed, unlike most products, the supply chain for wind turbines needs to exist close to the source of the …
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kevin
5:09 pm on Sunday, April 7, 2013
Put this on up site next to gas tax vote.Why John tell the truth,First of all the wind turbine componets are backed up and waiting to be bought and shipped from Florida.The 1500 jobs created have already been promised To Vir/Del to get some place for lines supplying power access.Md was offering running cable UNDER assetegeague.This bill wasn't allowed to honestly be debated because O'Malley put … more ›