Deepwater bill may get vote next week
By Chris Barrett
PBN Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE – The Senate committee considering legislation that could breathe new life into Deepwater Wind LLC’s stalled offshore wind farm development is likely to vote on an amended bill next week, the committee’s chairwoman said Thursday.
Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, D-South Kingstown, said she anticipated “minor tweaks” to be made to the bill following a hearing the committee held Wednesday where Gov. Donald L. Carcieri testified in support of it. Sosnowski chairs the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture and introduced the bill. Read more…
