What’s New

We are excited to announce the release of a new LPDD model law, requiring state Public Utility Commissions and regulated utilities to work together in the development and approval of transportation electrification plans. The new model law is available here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the new model law: This model state law that … Read More

In September 2020, we were proud to announce the release of a new model law, Model Amendments to the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, which would address monitoring, verification, and reporting requirements to track GHG emissions from ships. Just law week, the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act was introduced in Congress. This comprehensive legislation, among … Read More

We’re proud to announce the publication of a new LPDD model law addressing the leasing of federal lands for fossil fuel extraction. This new Model Federal Fossil Fuels Leasing Reform Act was drafted by the Environmental Law Institute, and peer review was provided by Craig Gannett of Davis Wright Tremaine. It is available to view … Read More

We’re proud to announce the publication of a new LPDD model law addressing the installation of curbside EV chargers and reserved parking in residential areas. In addition to other contributors who wish to remain anonymous, James Goldberg provided drafting on this model law, and Kim Faith provided peer review. It is available to view here. … Read More

New Carbon Removal Law Database The LPDD team is proud to announce the launch of CDRLaw.org, an annotated bibliography of legal materials pertaining to carbon dioxide removal, and to utilization and storage of carbon dioxide. The site was created by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School, in cooperation with the Carbon Management Research … Read More

We’re proud to announce the release of a new LPDD model law, a model biogas zoning ordinance. The ordinance was drafted by Chase Raines of Arnold & Porter LLP, and received peer review from Romany Webb at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. It is available to view here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the release of a new model law, our EV-Ready Commercial Building Code, which complements our previously published EV-Ready building code for one- and two-family homes. Among other contributors who wish to remain anonymous, this new model law received drafting from James Goldberg and peer review from Richard Wallsgrove … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the release of a new federal model law on green private activity bonds. The law was drafted by a global law firm, which has requested to remain anonymous. It is available here. From the introductory memorandum to the model law: Generally, public entities may only issue tax-exempt bonds … Read More

We’re pleased to announce the publication of another new LPDD model law, enacting a model state renewable gas standard. This document was drafted principally by Julia Kindlon of Arnold & Porter with oversight and assistance by Jennifer Sklenar and Chase Raines of that firm, and peer reviewing was contributed by Romany M. Webb of the Sabin … Read More

New Model Laws from the LPDD Team Since the last newsletter update, the LPDD team has published six new model legal documents. The new resources are listed below: Model State Electric Decarbonization Statute: This model state electric decarbonization statute is based on 2019 legislation enacted in Washington State, the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA), which … Read More