Authorize certain cities and villages that own or operate natural gas systems to contract with industrial consumers of natural gas

Added complete legislative text establishing a program for cities and villages to contract with industrial natural gas users under tax-exempt provisions.

Established eligibility requirements including that industrial consumers must be within 100 miles of the city/village, require at least 3 billion BTUs per day, and not have received service from investor-owned or governmentally owned gas systems in the prior five years.

Set a deadline of January 1, 2027 for cities and villages to enter into contracts, with contract terms requiring at least two years and allowing for renewal and extension.

Added requirement that city councils or village boards must adopt a resolution before entering contracts stating the agreement does not pose unreasonable financial risk to taxpayers.

Changed bill sponsor information from Guereca to Lippincott, Raybould, and Meyer, and updated committee assignment to Natural Resources.