HB1278 repeals obsolete energy programs and funds managed by the Indiana Office of Energy Development, such as alternative fuel grants and coal research. It relocates a low-interest loan program for energy efficiency and recycling projects to a different code chapter. The bill allows more flexibility in certifying communities as solar or wind energy ready, even if their regulations differ slightly from industry standards.
The Indiana State Senate passed HB1278 on February 29, 2024 by a vote of 40 to 6. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill takes a step toward implementing the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, which endangers individual freedom and liberty. HB1278 subtly advances a globalist environmental agenda under the pretext of combating climate change, which erodes property rights and local control. States should not buy into the climate-change agenda.