BURTON: ‘SB 178 CREATES A PATHWAY OF POSSIBILITY’
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, March 17, Senate Bill (SB) 178 passed the House without amendments and is now advancing toward a final vote in the House. SB 178 would recognize natural gas and propane as clean energy sources in Indiana.
State Rep. Alex Burton (D-Evansville) released the following statement on the bill’s passage:
“By recognizing natural gas and propane as clean energy sources, we are opening a path of possibility that must be pursued. In Evansville and much of Southwest Indiana, residents have faced the highest utility bills in the nation for the past 16 years. With these new definitions in place, I will advocate for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider the Evansville area as a recipient of funding, particularly from the $20 billion in project funding that was recently canceled.
“Reducing utility costs for Hoosiers is a top priority, and this legislation could provide the framework needed for Southwest Indiana to finally see some relief. It’s time to move beyond discussion and take steps—like this one—to offer real utility bill relief to our communities.”
