Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2006/calendar/HC050420.htm
Timestamp: 2018-02-22 10:39:00
Document Index: 472341054

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2004', '§2004', '§ 11', '§ 4', '§ 13', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 27', '§ 28', '§ 33', '§ 22', '§ 25', '§ 26', '§ 33', '§ 209', '§ 218', '§8001', '§8002', '§8004', '§ 8005', '§8004', '§8005', '§8005', '§8005', '§ 8005', '§ 8005', '§ 8005', '§ 8005', '§ 209', '§ 209', '§ 218', '§3007', '§ 31401', '§ 31314', '§ 32701', '§ 2883']

110th DAY OF BIENNIAL SESSION
H. 50 Survey of a Portion of Burke and Kirby Town Lines............................ 696
H. 66 Survey of the Bakersfield and Fairfield Town Lines.............................. 696
H. 132 Milfoil Control Sticker on Paddlecraft................................................ 696
H. 238 Minimum Service allowance for State Employees & Teachers............ 696
H. 299 Agency Fee for Teachers and Administrators..................................... 696
Rep. Kilmartin Amendments............................................................ 696
H. 269 Energy Star Appliances.................................................................... 697
Rep. Schiavone for Commerce
H. 524 Universal Health Care in Vermont...................................................... 698
Rep. Heath for Appropriations......................................................... 698
Rep. Tracy Amendment.................................................................. 699
Rep. Maier Amendment................................................................... 702
S. 52 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards................................................. 705
Rep. Kitzmiller for Commerce.......................................................... 721
H. 149 Relating to Credit Unions................................................................... 723
H. 243 Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Housing............................................ 723
Rep. Brooks for General,Housing & Military Affairs
J.R.H. 34 Green Mountain Boys’ State Program.......................................... 724
H. 527 Agricultural Water Quality................................................................. 724
Rep. Johnson for Agriculture
An act relating to an appropriation for the survey of a portion of the Burke and Kirby town l ines.
An act relating to establishing a milfoil control sticker for display on paddlecraft.
Amendment to be offered by Rep. Kilmartin of Newport City to H. 299
Moves that the bill be amended by striking Sec. 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(7) “Agency fee” means a fee for representation in collective bargaining, not exceeding one-third of the amount of the teachers’ or the administrators’ organization dues, or that amount that the labor relations board determines as provided in this section, payable to the organization which is the exclusive bargaining agent for teachers or administrators in a bargaining unit, from individuals who are not members of the organization. In the event that the collective bargaining organization can demonstrate, to the labor relations board, that the actual representation costs are greater than one-third of the dues, the collective bargaining organization can use the labor relations board decision to negotiate with the school board a higher agency fee, not to exceed the amount that the labor relations board has determined. The labor relations board shall conduct a summary proceeding at which non-members of the bargaining unit shall be parties and have the right to contest the cost claims of the bargaining unit. The decision of the labor relations board shall be final and without a right of appeal.
Moves that the bill be amended by adding a new Sec. 4 to read:
Sec. 4. 16 V.S.A. §2004a is added to read:
§2004a. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES; OBLIGATION OF REPRESENTATION
A teachers’ organization or administrators’ organization is obligated to provide representation at the expense of the organization in a proceeding involving a personal complaint or personal grievance brought by a teacher or administrator, including arbitration or other “final step” set forth in the bargaining agreement when the teacher or administrator so demands, whether or not the teacher or administrator is a member of the respective teachers’ or administrators’ organization, provided the teacher or administrator has paid to the organization union dues, or any agency fee negotiated under this chapter. A teachers’ or administrators’ organization may be relieved of the obligation of representation imposed by this section if it seeks and obtains a determination of the Vermont labor relations board that the complaint or grievance is not well founded.
An act relating to sales tax holiday for energy star appliances.
Rep. Schiavone of Shelburne, for the Committee on Commerce, recommends the bill be amended as follows:
Sec. 1. SALES TAX HOLIDAY FOR ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES
(a) It is the policy of the state to encourage the citizens of Vermont to use energy-saving appliances and to facilitate their acquisition of these appliances. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 233 of Title 32, no sales tax shall be imposed or collected on sales from June 15 through 30, 2005 to individuals for personal use of the following appliances officially designated as “Energy Star appliances”: clothes washers, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, room air conditioners, ceiling fans assembled or unassembled, programmable thermostats, fans, compact fluorescent bulbs, and light fixtures.
(b) The commissioner of taxes shall publish a list of Energy Star appliances which will be exempt from sales tax under this section.
(c) During this same period, each solid waste district shall accept for disposal all white appliances at a minimal charge and at convenient times for disposal.
Rep. Heath of Westford, for the Committee on Appropriations, recommends the bill be amended as follows:
First: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 11(a), by striking out the words “No later than October 1, 2005” and inserting in lieu thereof Not later than March 1, 2006
Second: In Sec.6, by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Initial priority shall be given to health centers in Lamoille, Washington, and Windsor/Windham counties, and other counties that demonstrate readiness to achieve look-alike status. The goal shall be to ensure there are FQHC look-alikes in each county in Vermont.
Third: By adding a new Sec. 17a to read:
Sec. 17a. MEDICARE PART D ELIGIBILITY
(1) Section 17 of this act establishing a Medicare Premium Assistance Program shall not take effect; and
(2) the amount of $250,000 of the appropriation for the Medicare premium assistance program under section 20 (b) of this act is rescinded.
(3) the amount of $250,000 of the appropriation for the Medicare premium assistance program under section 20 (b) of this act is redirected, on a one-time basis, to the Office of Vermont Health Access for the purpose of providing information to the public on the low income subsidies for the Medicare prescription drug program and provisions of the Medicaid Modernization Act of 2005.
Fourth: In Sec. 18, subsection (a), by striking out “October 1, 2005” and inserting in lieu thereof March 1, 2006
Fifth: In Sec. 18, subsection (b), by striking out “November 1, 2005” and inserting in lieu thereof April 1, 2006
Sixth: In Sec. 22, by striking out the second sentence in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
The commissioner of the department of health care administration shall be appointed not later than October 1, 2005.
Amendment to be offered by Rep. Tracy of Burlington to the recommendation of amendment of the Committee on Appropriations to H. 524
First: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 4(11), by striking out the subdivision in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(11) “Vermont resident” means an individual, and any dependent of that individual, who maintains a permanent place of abode within this state for more than an aggregate of 183 days over the previous 12 months. Relevant factors to determine whether an individual maintains a permanent place of abode within this state include the following: the individual’s residence for tax purposes; formal and informal statements of the individual; where the individual spends time; the individual’s place of employment and business connections; the location of items of significant value (either monetary or sentimental) to the individual; place of issuance of automobile registration and driver’s license; and previous permanent residency of the individual.
Second: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 13(a)(6), at the end of the subdivision, by striking out the following: “, and modifying such services as necessary”
Third: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 24(a), in the first sentence, by striking out the word “department” and inserting in lieu thereof: “office of Vermont health access”
Fourth: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 24(b), by striking the word “department” and inserting in lieu thereof: “office”
Fifth: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 27(a), by inserting a second sentence as follows:
The department may consider bids from out-of-state entities as well as Vermont entities to administer Green Mountain Health, but may require that the administration work for Green Mountain Health occur in a location and facility within Vermont.
Sixth: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 28(a), by striking out the words “income‑sensitized reasonable” and inserting in lieu thereof: “reasonable sliding-scale”
Seventh: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 33(3), by striking out the words “and methodologies”
Eighth: In Sec. 2, in the first sentence, after the words “joint fiscal office”, by inserting the words in consultation with the department of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration and the office of Vermont health access
Ninth: In Sec. 2, subdivision (3), in the last sentence, after the words “indicating interest” by inserting the words “and to the department of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration and the office of Vermont health access”
Tenth: In Sec. 3, by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(a) The office of Vermont health access, the department of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration, and the division of rate setting in the agency of human services shall develop a preliminary plan for reorganizing office, department, and division functions consistent with the purposes of this act and shall submit that plan to the joint health reform committee no later than September 1, 2005. The preliminary plan shall include recommendations relating to personnel, operations, and budgetary requirements.
(b) Upon appointment, the commissioner of health care administration shall provide guidance to the reorganization required under this act, including making recommendations to the joint health reform committee.
(c) The department of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration shall investigate ways of coordinating or integrating Green Mountain Health with the current workers’ compensation system and shall make recommendations to the general assembly by January 1, 2006.
Eleventh: In Sec. 4, subsection (a), in the first sentence, after the words “senate committee on health and welfare” by inserting the following: “, as well as a nonvoting member appointed by the governor upon passage of this act,”
Twelfth: In Sec. 4, subdivision (c)(3), after the words “Green Mountain Health” before the semicolon, by adding the following: “, including residency requirements and treatment of preexisting conditions”
Thirteenth: In Sec. 4, subdivision (c)(8), after the semicolon, by striking out the word “and”
Fourteenth: In Sec. 4, subdivision (c)(9), after the word “quality” by striking the “.” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ;
Fifteenth: In Sec. 4, subsection (c), by adding subdivisions (10), (11), and (12) to read:
(10) determining new procedures for the certificate of need and hospital budget reviews, reflecting the roles of the department of health care administration, the public oversight commission, and the health care regulatory review board;
(11) receiving input from the department of banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration, the office of Vermont health access, and the division of rate setting in the agency of human services and, upon appointment, the commissioner of health care administration regarding reorganization, including recommended staffing, operational, and budgetary requirements; and
(12) determining whether additional state entities and functions, such as the department of health or any of its divisions, should be transferred to the department of health care administration.
Sixteenth: In Sec. 4, subsection (d), after the words “the joint” by inserting the words “health reform”
Seventeenth: In Sec. 22, after the last sentence, by adding the following: The functions delegated to the office of Vermont health access under section 24 of Title 34 shall be performed in consultation with the commissioner of health care administration until March 1, 2006, when the department of health care administration shall become the successor to and continuation of the office of Vermont health access.
Amendment to be offered by Rep. Maier to the recommendation of amendment of the Committee on Appropriations to H. 524
First: In Sec. 7, by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Second: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 22(a), after the words “house committee on health care” by adding the following: “, a nonvoting member appointed by the governor,”
Third: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 25(d), by striking out the words “section 9461 of Title 18” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 26 of this title”
Fourth: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 26(a), after the words “global hospital payments under section 25” by striking out the words “Title 18” and inserting in lieu thereof “this title”
Fifth: In Sec. 1, 34 V.S.A. § 33(3), after the words “global hospital budgets under” by striking out the words “subdivision 5034(b)(3) of Title 18” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 26 of this title”
Sixth: In Sec. 20, subsection (b), by striking out the words “the free clinic association” and inserting in lieu thereof “free clinics”
An act relating to renewable energy portfolio standards, appliance efficiency standards, and distributed electricity.
(2) Supporting development of renewable energy and related energy industries in Vermont, in particular, while retaining and supporting existing renewable energy infrastructure.
(3) Providing an incentive for the state’s retail electricity providers to enter into affordable, long-term, stably priced contracts that mitigate market price fluctuation for Vermonters.
(4) “New renewable energy” means renewable energy produced by a generating resource coming into service after December 31, 2004. This may include the additional energy from an existing renewable facility retrofitted with advanced technologies or otherwise modified or expanded to increase the kwh output of the facility. If the production of new renewable energy through retrofitting involves combustion of the resource, the system must result in a significantly higher level of energy conversion efficiency or significantly reduced emissions. For the purposes of this chapter, renewable energy refers to either “existing renewable energy” or “new renewable energy.”
(6) “Nonqualifying SPEED resources” means contracts for in-state resources in the SPEED program established under section 8005 of this title that are combined heat and power facilities that are not fueled by renewable energy resources and that have a total system efficiency of 65 percent, or more.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 8005 of this title, in order for Vermont retail electricity providers to achieve the goals established in section 8001 of this title, no retail electricity provider shall sell or otherwise provide or offer to sell or provide electricity in the state of Vermont without ownership of sufficient energy produced by renewable resources as described in this chapter, or sufficient tradeable renewable energy credits that reflect the required renewable energy as provided for in subsection (b) of this section. In the case of consenting members of the Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may be met in the aggregate through all requirements contracts pursuant to section 4002a of this title, or in the aggregate otherwise as approved by the board.
(b) Each retail electricity provider in Vermont shall provide a certain amount of new renewable resources in its portfolio. By January 1, 2013, each retail electricity provider in Vermont shall supply an amount of energy equal to its total incremental energy growth between January 1, 2005 and January 1, 2013 through the use of electricity generated by new renewable resources. The retail electricity provider may meet this requirement through eligible new renewable energy credits, new renewable energy resources with renewable energy credits still attached, or a combination of those credits and resources. No retail electricity provider shall be required to provide in excess of a total of 10 percent of its calendar year 2005 retail electric sales with electricity generated by new renewable resources.
(c) The requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all retail electricity providers in this state, unless the retail electricity provider demonstrates and the public service board determines that compliance with the standard would impair the provider's ability to meet the public’s need for energy services after safety concerns are addressed, at the lowest present value life cycle cost, including environmental and economic costs.
(f) Before December 30, 2009, the public service board shall file a report with the Senate Committees on Finance and on Natural Resources and Energy and the House Committees on Commerce and on Natural Resources and Energy. The report shall include the following:
(1) the total cumulative load growth in Vermont from 2005 through 2008;
(4) a summary of other contracts held or projects developed by Vermont retail electricity providers that are likely to be eligible under the provisions of subsection 8005 (d) of this title;
(5) an estimate of potential rate effects if the target established in subsection 8005(d) of this section is met, and if it is not met;
(3) encourage Vermont’s retail electricity providers to secure long term contracts for renewable energy that are anticipated to be competitive with the market price, over the lives of the projects. The board may create a competitive bid process through which to select a portion of those contracts;
(4) maximize the benefit to rate payers from the sale of renewable energy credits or other credits that may be developed in the future;
(6) make available to Vermont retail electricity providers for purchase, and no sooner than January 1, 2009, may require retail electricity providers to purchase on a pro rata basis a specified portion of the power generated under subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection;
(7) establish a way to gain ownership, for the benefit of Vermont retail electricity providers, of the renewable energy credits associated with any SPEED projects, in the event that a renewable portfolio standard is in effect under the provisions of section 8004 of this title;
(d)(1) The public service board shall meet on or before July 1, 2012, open a proceeding, and issue findings determining the amount of qualifying SPEED resources that have come into service or are projected to come into service during the period of time between January 1, 2005 and January 1, 2013. If the board finds that the amount of qualifying SPEED resources coming into service during that time exceeds total statewide growth in demand during that time, or if it finds that the amount of qualifying SPEED resources exceeds 10 percent of total statewide load for calendar year 2005, the portfolio standards established under this chapter shall not be in force. If the board fails to make such a finding by November 1, 2012, the portfolio standards established under subsection 8004(b) of this title shall take effect.
Sec. 6. 30 V.S.A. § 209(d) is amended to read:
(4) The charge established by the board pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection shall not exceed the amount needed to provide $17,500,000.00 to support all energy efficiency programs for Vermonters authorized by the board by rule or order pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection in any fiscal year. No more than $17,500,000.00 of financial support for energy efficiency programs for Vermonters shall be authorized by the board by rule or order pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection in any fiscal year be in an amount determined by the board by rule or order that is consistent with the principles of least cost integrated planning as defined in section 218c of this title. In setting the amount of the charge and its allocation, the board shall determine an appropriate balance among the following objectives: providing efficiency and conservation as a part of a comprehensive resource supply strategy; providing the opportunity for all Vermonters to participate in efficiency and conservation programs; and the value of targeting efficiency and conservation efforts to locations, markets or customers where they may provide the greatest value. The board, by rule or order, shall establish a process by which a customer may apply to the board for an exemption from some or all of the charges assessed under this subdivision. The board shall establish criteria by which these applications shall be measured. Any such exemption shall extend for a period of time not to exceed one year. In addition, the board may authorize exemptions only if, at a minimum, a customer demonstrates that, during the preceding year, it implemented an extraordinary amount of cost‑effective energy efficiency at the customer's own expense or incurred extraordinary costs on those measures and the customer did and will not receive reimbursement for those measures from the entity designated by the board under this section.
It shall be the policy of the state of Vermont, in negotiations and
policy-making at the New England Independent System Operator, in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and in all other relevant venues, to support an efficient reliability policy, as follows:
(d)(1) Least cost transmission services shall be provided in accordance with this subsection. Not later than July 1, 2006, any utility that owns or operates (or any combination of utilities that, together, own or operate) electric transmission facilities serving the state of Vermont, in conjunction with any other utilities that own or operate these facilities, jointly shall prepare and file with the department of public service and the public service board a transmission system plan that looks forward for a period of at least ten years. A copy of the plan shall be filed with each of the following: the House Committees on Commerce and on Natural Resources and Energy and the Senate Committees on Finance and on Natural Resources and Energy. The objective of the plan shall be to identify the potential need for transmission system improvements as early as possible, in order to allow sufficient time to plan and implement more cost‑effective non‑transmission alternatives to meet reliability needs, wherever feasible. The plan shall:
(A) identify existing and potential transmission system reliability deficiencies by location within Vermont,
(B) estimate the date, and identify the local or regional load levels and other likely system conditions at which these reliability deficiencies, in the absence of further action, would likely occur,
(C) describe the likely manner of resolving the identified deficiencies through transmission system improvements,
(D) estimate the likely costs of these improvements,
(E) identify potential obstacles to the realization of these improvements, and
(F) identify the demand or supply parameters that generation, demand response, energy efficiency or other non‑transmission strategies would need to address to resolve the reliability deficiencies identified.
(2) Prior to the adoption of the first transmission system plan, a utility preparing a plan shall host at least two public meetings at which it shall present a draft of the plan. The meetings shall be at separate locations within the state, in proximity to the transmission facilities involved or as otherwise required by the board, and each shall be noticed by at least two advertisements, each occurring between one and three weeks prior to the meetings, in newspapers having general circulation within the state and within the municipalities in which the meetings are to be held. Copies of the notices shall be provided to the public service board, the department of public service, any entity appointed by the public service board pursuant to section 209(d)(2) of this title, the agency of natural resources, the division for historic preservation, the department of health, the scenery preservation council, the agency of transportation, the attorney general, the chair of each regional planning commission, each retail electricity provider within the state, and any public interest group that requests, or has made a standing request for, a copy of the notice. A verbatim transcript of the meetings shall be prepared by the utility preparing the plan, shall be filed with the public service board and the department of public service, and shall be provided at cost to any person requesting it. The plan shall contain a discussion of the principal contentions made at the meetings by members of the public, by any state agency and by any utility.
(3) Prior to the issuance of the transmission plan, or any revision of the plan, the utility preparing the plan shall offer to meet with each retail electricity provider within the state, with any entity appointed by the public service board pursuant to section 209(d)(2) of this title, and with the department of public service, for the purpose of exchanging information that may be relevant to the development of the plan.
(B) If more than 18 months shall have elapsed between the adoption of any version of the plan and the next revision of the plan, or since the last public hearing on a revision of the plan, the utility preparing the plan, prior to issuing the next revision, shall host public meetings as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, and the revision shall contain a discussion of the principal contentions made at the meetings by members of the public, by any state agency, and by any retail electricity provider.
(5) On the basis of information contained in a transmission system plan, obtained through meetings held pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, or obtained otherwise, the public service board and the department of public service shall use their powers under this title to encourage and facilitate the resolution of reliability deficiencies through non‑transmission alternatives, where those alternatives would better serve the public good. The public service board, upon such notice and hearings as are otherwise required under this title, and under the authority conveyed by sections 209, 210 and 2801, may enter such orders as it deems necessary to encourage, facilitate or require the resolution of reliability deficiencies in a manner that it determines will best promote the public good.
Sec. 10. INVESTIGATION OF REGIONAL POTENTIAL OF ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
(1) The extent to which an aggressive region-wide implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs affect the price of spot market power in the New England ISO through the effect of such programs on bid prices, where the clearing price of the electric market is reduced due to reduced electric demand. The extent to which these measures could affect the total cost of power for Vermont and New England. The extent to which it is possible to use these programs to mitigate risk associated with fossil fuel price variability.
(5) The options being considered by Vermont’s retail electricity providers and transmission companies for meeting Vermont’s electric supply requirements in light of the expiration of long term supply contracts.
(a) Notwithstanding section 218 and sections 225-227 of this title, upon petition of an electric or natural gas company, the public service board may, after opportunity for hearing, approve alternative forms of regulation for an electric or natural gas company; provided, however, in the case of a municipal plant or department formed under local charter or chapter 79 of this title or an electric cooperative formed under chapter 81 of this title, any alternative forms of regulation approved by the board shall also be approved by a majority of the voters of a municipality or cooperative voting upon the question at a duly warned annual or special meeting held for that purpose. Before doing so, the board shall find that the proposed form of alternative regulation will:
(4) offer incentives for innovations and improved performance that advance state energy policy such as increased increasing reliance on Vermont-based renewable energy and decreasing the extent to which the financial success of distribution utilities between rate cases is linked to increased sales to end use customers and may be threatened by decreases in those sales;
(a) The department of public service is directed to develop a proposal for state-wide commercial building energy standards(CBES), after consulting with the following:
Sec. 13. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF REGULATION
By no later than January 15, 2007, the public service board shall report to the general assembly on the implementation of 30 V.S.A. § 218d(a), relating to alternative forms of regulation. The report shall be filed with the House Committees on Commerce and on Natural Resources and Energy and the Senate Committees on Finance and on Natural Resources and Energy. It shall include an explanation of the results of any alternative form of regulation approved by the board, and if no such form has been approved, an explanation of why no such form has been approved.
Rep. Kitzmiller of Montpelier, for the Committee on Commerce, recommends the bill ought to pass when amended as recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy and when further amended as follows:
First: In Sec. 1, 30 V.S.A. §8001(a)(3), by striking out the words “stably priced” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “stably-priced renewable energy”;
Second: In Sec. 2, 30 V.S.A. §8002(4), in the third sentence, before the words “higher level of energy conversion efficiency”, by striking the word “significantly” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “an incrementally”;
Third: In Sec. 3, 30 V.S.A. §8004(b), in the second sentence, by striking the words “By January 1, 2013” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “Pursuant to 30 V.S.A. § 8005(d)(1)”;
Fourth: In Sec. 3, 30 V.S.A. §8004(b), in the second sentence, after the words “between January 1, 2005 and January 1,” by striking the number “2013” and inserting in lieu thereof the number “2012”;
Fifth: In Sec. 4, 30 V.S.A. §8005(b)(3), by striking the words “competitive with the” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “below the long term”;
Sixth: In Sec. 4, 30 V.S.A. §8005(b)(4), after the word “future” by inserting a comma and the words “especially with regard to the projects approved under subdivision (3) of this subsection”;
Seventh: In Sec. 4, 30 V.S.A. §8005(b)(7), by striking the words “way to gain ownership, for the benefit of Vermont retail electricity providers,” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “method for Vermont retail electrical providers to obtain beneficial ownership”;
Eighth: In Sec. 4, 30 V.S.A. § 8005(d)(1), in the first sentence, after the words “The public service board shall meet on or before” by striking the word “July” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “January”;
Ninth: In Sec. 4, 30 V.S.A. § 8005(d)(1), in the first sentence, by striking the words “or are projected to come into service”
Tenth: In Sec. 4, 30 V.S.A. § 8005(d)(1), after the words “between January 1, 2005 and January 1,” by striking the number “2013” and inserting in lieu thereof the number “2012”;
Eleventh: In Sec. 4, 30 V.S.A. § 8005(d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking the words “If the board fails to make such a finding by November 1, 2012,” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “The board shall make its determination by July 1, 2012. If the board finds that the goal established has not been met, one year after the board’s determination”;
Twelfth: In Sec. 6, 30 V.S.A. § 209(d), after the words “Sec. 6. 30 V.S.A. 209(d)” by striking out the word “is” and inserting the words “and (e) are”
Thirteenth: In Sec. 6, 30 V.S.A. § 209(d) and (e), at the end of the section, by inserting the following:
Fourteenth: In Sec. 9, 30 V.S.A. § 218c(d)(1), in the second sentence, after the words “Not later than July 1, 2006, any utility”, by inserting the words “not required to file a least cost integrated plan under subsection (b) of this section and having satisfied the requirements of subsection (b)”;
Fifteenth: By adding a new Sec. 14 to read:
Sec. 14. 30 V.S.A. §3007 is amended to read:
Each incorporator of a cooperative shall be a member thereof, but no other person may become a member thereof unless such other person uses electric energy or other services, goods or products furnished by the cooperative when they are made available through its electric distribution facilities, or a person may become a member by owning renewable energy certificates or other environmental attributes associated with the generation of electricity from the cooperative. A member of a cooperative who ceases to use electric energy shall cease to be a member if he or she does not use electric energy supplied by the cooperative within six months after it is made available, or if electric energy is not made available by the cooperative within two years after he or she becomes a member or some lesser period as the bylaws of the cooperative may provide. Two or more owners or occupants of property served by a cooperative may hold a joint membership in a cooperative. Membership in a cooperative shall not be transferable, except as provided by the bylaws. The bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications and limitations in respect to membership.
First: In Sec. 1, 8 V.S.A. § 31401(a)(2)(D), before "may continue membership" by adding who
Second: In Sec. 1, 8 V.S.A. § 31314(a), in the second sentence, by deleting "life,"
Third: In Sec. 1, 8 V.S.A. § 32701(a), by striking out "federally-insured" and inserting in lieu thereof federally insured
Fourth: In Sec. 7, "EFFECTIVE DATE", by striking out "part" and inserting in lieu thereof act
An act relating to requiring the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in housing.
First: In Sec. 2, 9 V.S.A. § 2883 by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Rep. Brooks of Montpelier, for the Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs, recommends that the House concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with further amendment as follows:
In the Second proposal of amendment, in the new Sec. 3 (b)(2), by striking the word “commercial”
Joint resolution relating to use of the State House for the Green Mountain Boys’ State program.
(For text see House Journal April 19, 2005)
(Rep. M. Johnson of South Hero will speak for the Committee on Agriculture.)
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