An Act Establishing Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products Sold or Installed in the State Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: Amend the bill in section in that part designated §3601." by striking out all of subsections 5 and 6 (page l, lines 31 to 45 in L.D.) Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the title in the first line (page 1, line in amendment) by striking out the following: Amend" and inserting in its place the following: Further amend Further amend the amendment by inserting after the 2nd paragraph after the title the following: Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated §3602." in subsection 1 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 6, lines and 46 in L.D.) by striking out the following: testing, certification and enforcement" and inserting in its place the following: 'testing and certification Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated §3602." in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 7, line 3 in L.D.) Further amend the amendment by inserting after the 3rd paragraph after the title the fOllowing: Page 1-LRl179(13) HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1435
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_C_H411 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,~, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H. P . 999, 
L.D. 1435, Bill, "An Act Establishing Minimum Energy Efficiency 
Standards for Certain Products Sold or Installed in the State" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
inserting after 
the 
title 
the 
following: 
'Amend 
the bill in section 
in that part designated 
"§3601." by striking out all of subsections 5 and 6 (page l, 
lines 31 to 45 in L.D.)' 
Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the 
title in the first line 
(page 1, 
line 
in amendment) 
by 
striking out the following: 
"Amend" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Further amend' 
Further 
amend the 
amendment by inserting after the 
2nd 
paragraph after the title the following: 
'Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§3602." in subsection 1 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 6, lines 
and 46 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: 
"testing, 
certification and enforcement" and inserting in its place the 
following: 'testing and certification' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§3602." in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 
7, line 3 in L.D.)' 
Further 
amend the 
amendment 
by inserting after the 
3rd 
paragraph after the title the fOllowing: 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT ,8, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 999, L.D. 
1435 
'Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§3602." in subsection 1 in paragraph R in the first line (page 
7, line 35 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "modules:" 
the following: 
'~' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§3602." in subsection 1 in paragraph S in the first line (page 
7, line 37 in L.D.) by striking out the following: ": and" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'~' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§3602." in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph T (page 
7, lines 39 and 40 in L.D.)' 
Further amend the amendment by striking out everything after 
the 4th paragraph after the title and before the summary and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Further amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of 
those parts designated "§3603." to "§3606." 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2 to 
and inserting in their place the following: 
, Sec. 2. Rulemaking; energy efficiency standards; rebates. 
No 
later than January 1, 2006, the Public Utilities Commission shall 
adopt 
rules 
regarding 
efficiency 
standards 
and 
rebates 
for 
products 
listed in the 
Maine 
Revised Statutes, 
Title 
35-A, 
section 3602, subsection 1 and referred to in this section as 
"covered products." 
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are 
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A. For purposes of this section, "energy-efficient 
products" means 
covered products that meet or exceed the energy 
efficiency standards developed pursuant to subsection 1 of this 
section. 
1. 
The Public Utilities Commission shall adopt rules that 
establish 
efficiency 
standards 
for 
covered 
products. 
The 
commission 
may 
not 
require 
the 
purchase 
of energy-efficient 
products or prohibit the purchase or installation of covered 
products that do not meet the energy efficiency standards. 
2. 
The Public Utilities Commission shall adopt rules to 
implement a program to provide rebates to persons who purchase 
energy-efficient products. 
In establishing a rebate amount for 
an 
energy-efficient 
product, 
the 
commission 
shall 
make 
a 
reasonable effort to provide an amount that equalizes the price 
difference between energy-efficient products and those covered 
products 
that 
do 
not 
meet 
the 
energy 
efficiency 
standards 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "& to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 999, L.D. 
1435 
developed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. 
Funding for 
the rebates must be made available from the conservation program 
fund established pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
35-A, section 32ll-A, subsection 5 and is limited to $500,000 per 
year. 
The commission shall advertise the program, including the 
amount of the rebates and the process for obtaining a rebate.' . 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates the substance of House Amendment 
"A" 
to Committee 
Amendment 
"A" 
(H-370), 
which strikes those 
provisions of the bill that require all covered products sold or 
installed in this State after January 1, 2007 and January 1, 
2008, respectively, to meet or exceed energy efficiency standards 
developed by the Public Utilities Commission and requires the 
commission to develop energy efficiency standards for covered 
products by routine technical rulemaking. 
A person who purchases 
a covered product that meets or exceeds the energy efficiency 
standards developed by the commission would be eligible for a 
rebate in an amount determined by the commission. 
The commission 
is required to set a rebate amount for each covered product that 
attempts 
to 
equalize 
the 
price 
difference 
between 
energy-efficient products and those products that do not meet the 
energy efficiency standards. 
Funding for the rebate program is 
limited to $500,000 per year. 
This amendment also removes ceiling fans and ceiling fan 
light kits from the list of covered products for which the 
commission is directed to develop energy efficiency standards. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representa 
TOWN: 
Biddeford 
FTSCAL '"OTE REQLIRED 
(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/18/05 ~ae 
LD 1435 
LR 1179(13) 
An Act Establishing Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products Sold or Installed in 
the State 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,6, to Committee Amendment "fA, 
Sponsor: Rep. Twoomey 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Requiring the Public Utilities Commission to develop and implement a rebate program will require expenditures from 
the conservation program fund. The impact on fund resources will depend on the rules adopted by the Commission, 
but is limited to a maximum of $500,000 per year. 
LR1179(13) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1