An Act To Repeal the Public Utilities Connission Conservation Program Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3153-A, sub-§I, 1rE, as amended by PL 2001, c. 624, §2, is further amended to read: E. Transmission and distribution utility financing or subsidization of capital improvements undertaken by ratepayers to conserve electricity used by the ratepayers in the future. This paragraph applies to future programs for utility financing of energy conservation or load management as long as the goal of such programs is to economically defer or eliminate the need for transmission and distribution plant upgradesT--~--aaa~~ieR--~~--p~e~~ams HRae~~a*eR--pH~sHaR~--~e--~a~s--pa~a~~apaT--p~e~~ams--may--ge HRae~~a*eR-~~%5~aB~-~~~~~~-~~~~~~¥&~ea~s-e~ae~ ~aaR-~aa~-iaeR~i~iea-iR-~ais-pa~a~~apa; Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3211-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 624, §4, is repealed. Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made. Page l-LR1683(3) COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT I • i~
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0805
Committee Amendment CA_B_S134 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3153-A, 35-A MRSA §3211-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "13,, to S.P. 284, L.D. 805, Bill, "An 
Act To Create a Sustainable Energy Trust Fund" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Repeal the Public Utilities Connission Conservation 
Program' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3153-A, sub-§I, 1rE, as amended by PL 2001, 
c. 624, §2, is further amended to read: 
E. 
Transmission 
and 
distribution utility 
financing 
or 
subsidization 
of 
capital 
improvements 
undertaken 
by 
ratepayers to conserve electricity used by the ratepayers in 
the future. 
This paragraph applies to future programs for 
utility financing of energy conservation or load management 
as long as the goal of such programs is to economically 
defer 
or 
eliminate 
the 
need 
for 
transmission 
and 
distribution 
plant 
upgradesT--~--aaa~~ieR--~~--p~e~~ams 
HRae~~a*eR--pH~sHaR~--~e--~a~s--pa~a~~apaT--p~e~~ams--may--ge 
HRae~~a*eR-~~%5~aB~-~~~~~~-~~~~~~¥&~ea~s-e~ae~ 
~aaR-~aa~-iaeR~i~iea-iR-~ais-pa~a~~apa; 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3211-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 624, 
§4, is repealed. 
Sec. 
3. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
Page l-LR1683(3) 
COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT 
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t_S. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B .. to S.P. 284, L.D. 805 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
Conservation Program Fund 
Initiative: 
Deallocates funds as a result of the repeal of the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-11., section 3211-11.. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
2003-04 
($5,400,000) 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total ($5,400,000) 
Conservation Administrative Fund 
2004-05 
($7,200,000) 
($7,200,000) 
Initiative: 
Deallocates funds as a result of the repeal of the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-11., section 3211-11.. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
DEPAR".IXENT 'l'O'.rALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPAR".IXENT ".lO'rAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
(-3.000) 
($252,990) 
($722,010) 
($975,000) 
2003-04 
($6,375,000) 
($6,375,000) 
2004-05 
(-3.000) 
($352,210) 
($947,790) 
($1,300,000) 
2004-05 
($8,500,000) 
($8,500,000)' 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Utilities 
and 
Energy, 
repeals 
the 
conservation program at the Public Utilities Commission. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
• 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05106/03 ;t;pae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD805 
An Act to Create a Sustainable Energy Trust Fund 
LR 1683(03) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment V6~1 5 /3 V
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
($6,375,000) 
($8,500,000) 
($6,375,000) 
($8,500,000) 
Projections 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
This bill repeals the conservation program at the Public Utilities Commission. 
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