Message-ID: <13359354.1075845880211.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 03:04:00 -0700 (PDT) From: barton.clark@enron.com To: kay.mann@enron.com Subject: FW: "An Act Encouraging Fuel Cell Technology" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Barton Clark X-To: Kay Mann X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kay_Mann_June2001_2\Notes Folders\Fuel cells X-Origin: MANN-K X-FileName: kmann.nsf According to Heather, this legislation streamlines the approval process under the Connecticut Siting Act. I will give you a file with the full text of the Act and amendments. Mark Oland at Bingham is looking at this issue and is not sure that Heather's reading is correct. ----- Forwarded by Barton Clark/HOU/ECT on 09/12/2000 10:02 AM ----- Heather Kroll 09/06/2000 03:06 PM To: Barton Clark/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: FW: "An Act Encouraging Fuel Cell Technology" ---------------------- Forwarded by Heather Kroll/HOU/ECT on 09/06/2000 03:06 PM --------------------------- "Leitman, Jerry" on 08/24/2000 03:45:46 PM To: "Heather Kroll (E-mail)" cc: Subject: FW: "An Act Encouraging Fuel Cell Technology" Heather Thought this might be interesting to you. Jerry Leitman jleitman@fce.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Levine, Ross > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:36 AM > To: Leitman, Jerry; Nock, Herb; Odiseos, Susan; 'Bill Baker' > Cc: Mahler, Joseph; Carlson, Glenn; Kopp, Ray > Subject: "An Act Encouraging Fuel Cell Technology" > > On August 23, 2000, Governor Rowland signed Public Act No. 00-93, titled > "An Act Encouraging Fuel Cell Technology". This act says that the normal > 18 month hearing and approval process required by the Connecticut Siting > Council for new electric power plants will not apply to fuel cell power > plants. Instead, the Siting Council must only make a declaratory ruling of > no adverse environmental impact, usually about a 60 day process. The > signing of the act into law was attended by FCE representatives and state > legislators, who sponsored the Bill and helped get it through the > legislature. > > Bernie suggested this might be suitable for a press release, or to add to > our web site and/or to send to Enron. Also, we are going to set up a tour > for Chairman Gelston of the Siting Council for Torrington and Danbury. > > I have two photographs and a scanned image copy of the act, in attached > files: > > This is page 1 of the act with Governor Rowland's signature and note: "Dr. > Baker, Thanks". Note when you open this, you can resize the image to make > it more legible. > <> > This is page 2 of the act, signed by Governor Rowland. I believe the May > 26, 2000 date was when the legislature finally approved the bill. > <> > This shows all of the attendees at the signing ceremony: Left to right, > Ross Levine, FCE; Mortimer Gelston,Chairman Connecticut Siting Council; > Dr. Bernard Baker, Chairman, FCE; Governor John Rowland; Glenn Carlson, > FCE; Representative Bob Maddox (R), 66th Dist.;James Murkette, FCE > Consultant; and Representative Michael Caron (R), 44th Dist. and Assistant > Minority Leader. Another sponsor of the bill, Representative Terry Backer > (D), 121st Dist., was unable to attend. > <> > This shows some of the attendees at the signing ceremony: Left to right, > Mortimer Gelston,Chairman Connecticut Siting Council; Dr. Bernard Baker, > Chairman, FCE; Governor John Rowland. > <> > Thanks to Ray Kopp for the quick course in using the digital camera. > > Ross M. Levine, Esq. > Director of Contracts and Contracts Counsel > FuelCell Energy, Inc. > 3 Great Pasture Rd. > Danbury, CT 06813 > > (203) 825-6057 > (203) 798-2945 (fax) > rlevine@fce.com (email) > > - CTAct Page1.jpg - CTAct Page2.jpg - ctMvc-004f.jpg - ctMvc-005f.jpg