The STOP RGGI Act would prohibit states from imposing charges or fees to fund the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Energy Efficiency Program. RGGI is a cap-and-trade program involving northeastern and mid-Atlantic states designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants; under current practice, states use auction revenues from this program to finance energy efficiency initiatives. This bill would eliminate states' ability to use RGGI funds for these energy efficiency programs, effectively defunding those initiatives in participating states. The legislation has no specified funding or implementation timeline, as it primarily restricts state authority rather than directing federal resources. The bill would affect residents and businesses in the approximately 12 states and the District of Columbia that currently participate in RGGI.
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