HB1002 requires the Virginia Department of Energy’s Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to track and oversee federal grant programs, loan programs, and other funding opportunities that can support Virginia’s energy efficiency goals.
The Virginia State Senate passed HB1002 on March 4, 2024 by a vote of 39 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because states should not accept federal grants, which are unconstitutional, and come with strings attached that erode state sovereignty. Additionally, the Virginia Department of Energy’s Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency is just more bureaucracy that expands government and wastes taxpayer dollars. Rather than accepting unconstitutional federal funding — which, in this instance, also implements the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — Virginia should nullify all unconstitutional federal acts pursuant to Article VI and the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.