An Act To Fight Global Warming Effects in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1311
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: STRIMLING
Amends: 38 MRSA §350, 38 MRSA §441

Legislative Document 
No. 1311 
S.P.459 
March 12, 2007 
An Act To Fight Global Warming Effects in the State 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §350 is enacted to read: 
. §350. Assessment reports 
The department shall release biennially an extensive assessment report on emissions 
data in the State. The report must estimate the emission reductions from the State's clean 
energy programs, incorporating those reductions into air quality programs, and evaluate 
and report on the emission reduction benefits of the clean energy programs and policies. 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §441, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4. 
Training. The code enforcement officer shall attend training sessions about 
energy efficiency that are created by the United States Department of Energy, Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 
Sec. 3. Appliance standards. The Public Utilities Commission shall adopt rules 
establishing minimum efficiency standards for sale and installation of appliances not 
covered under federal standards. 
For the purpose of this section, the appliances not 
covered under federal law are dry-type transformers, commercial refrigerators and 
freezers, exit signs, traffic signals, torchiere lamps, set-top boxes, unit heaters and 
commercial washers. Rules adopted under this section are routine technical rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 4. Request federal waiver. The Department of Environmental Protection 
shall apply for a federal waiver before 2009 to enact the Maine Department of 
Environmental Protection's Draft Rules Chapter 127, "New Motor Vehicle Emission 
Standards Regulation 2005-202, Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Emission Standards." The 
department shall provide reports to the Legislature by April 15, 2008 regarding its 
progress in applying for and securing the waiver. 
Sec. 5. Carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of 
Transportation and the Department of Environmental Protection shall together examine 
and evaluate the carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions data available and develop 
a report to assist in incorporating that data into decision-making alternatives concerning 
state policy and rules in those departments. 
Sec. 6. Pay-as-you-drive pilot programs. The Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance is directed to review pilot programs of pay-as-
you-drive insurance in other states and establish a pilot program in this State that would 
base a vehicle's premiums on how much it is driven. The bureau shall provide reports to 
the Legislature by April 15,2008 regarding its progress in the program in the State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill does' the following to fight global warming effects in the State: 
I. It requires the Department of Environmental Protection to report biennially on 
emissions and emissions reduction in the State and it directs the department to apply for a 
federal waiver to enact its draft rules concerning new motor vehicle emission standards. 
2. It requires code enforcement officers to attend any training sessions about energy 
efficiency that are created by the United States Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 
3. It requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules establishing minimum 
efficiency standards for sale and installation of appliances not covered under federal 
standards. 
4. It requires the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental 
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Protection to examine and evaluate the carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions in 
the State for incorporation into decision-making alternatives.