Georgia Lawmakers Consider Prohibiting Local Natural Gas Bans

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February 8th, 2021

“This bill would put the brakes on governmental entities from adopting policies that prohibit the connection or reconnection of any utility service based solely on the type of energy, or source of that energy,” Rep. Bruce Williamson, Republican from Monroe and sponsor of the bill, said at a hearing Monday.

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Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit local governments from banning natural gas.

Other states, including Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arizona, have passed similar laws recently in response to the increasing number of cities that have banned new gas hookups out of a concern about climate change.

There aren’t any Georgia cities trying to do that now, but the proposed bill, if it becomes law, would keep it from happening.

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