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 S3601." by striking out all of subsections 5 lines 31 to 45 in L.D.) part designated and 6 ( page 1, Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated S3601." by striking out all of subsection 8 (page 2, lines 7 to in L.D.) , Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the title in the fir~t 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 first paragraph after the title the following: Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated S3601.." by striking out all of subsection 13 (page 2, lines 48 and 49 and page 3, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.) Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated S3601.." by striking out all of subsections 23 and 24 (page 4, lines 22 to 50 and page 5, line 1 in L.D.) Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated S3601." by striking out all of subsection 30 (page 6, lines 33 to 40 in L.D.) Page 1-LRl179(16) HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1435
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_D_H549 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT 'P, 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 
"S3601." by striking out all of subsections 5 
lines 31 to 45 in L.D.) 
part designated 
and 6 
( page 1, 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"S3601." by striking out all of subsection 8 (page 2, lines 7 to 
in L.D.) , 
Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the 
title in the 
fir~t 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 first 
paragraph after the title the following: 
'Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"S3601.." by striking out all of subsection 13 (page 2, lines 48 
and 49 and page 3, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"S3601.." by striking out all of subsections 23 and 24 (page 4, 
lines 22 to 50 and page 5, line 1 in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"S3601." by striking out all of subsection 30 (page 6, lines 33 
to 40 in L.D.)' 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "P' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 999, L.D . 
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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." by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 6, lines 44 to 
and page 7, lines 1 to 40 in L.D.) and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'I. 
Ap,plication. 
Except as provided in subsection 2, the 
provisions of this chapter apply to the testing, certification 
and enforcement of energy efficiency stapdards for the following 
types 
of 
new 
products 
that are 
sold, 
offered for 
sale 
or 
installed in the State and are referred to in this chapter as 
"covered products": 
A. 
Automatic commercial ice makers; 
B. 
Commercial clothes washers; 
C. 
Commercial refrigerators and freezers: 
D. 
High-intensity discharge lamP ballasts; 
E. 
Illuminated exit signs; 
F. 
Large packaged air-conditioning equipment; 
G. 
Low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers; 
H. 
Medium-voltage dry-type distribution transformers; 
I. 
Metal halide lamp fixtures; 
J. 
Single-voltage external AC-to-DC power supplies; 
K. 
State-regulated incandescent reflector lamps; 
L. 
Torchiere lighting fixtures; and 
M. 
Traffic signal modules.' , 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT ~" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 999, L.D. 
1435 
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 
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, 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT '17" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 999, L.D. 
1435 
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 
€~ualize 
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 the following from the list of 
covered products for which the commission is directed to develop 
energy efficiency standards: 
1. 
Ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits; 
2. 
Commercial prerinse spray valves; 
3. 
Furnace air handlers; 
4. 
Residential boilers and residential furnaces; and 
5. 
Unit heaters. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: Q ~ 
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(Representa~TWOMEY) 
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TOWN: 
Biddeford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/26105 ~ae 
LD 1435 
LR 1179(16) 
An Act Establishing Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products Sold or Installed in 
the State 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 1)" to Committee Amendment Iff. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Twomey 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
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. 
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