An Act To Provide a Tax Credit for the Purchase of Small Wind Power Generators for Personal or Small Business Use
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0349
Senate Amendment SA_A_S689 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A " to H.P. 279, L.D. 349, Bill, "An Act To Provide a 
Tax Credit for the Purchase of Small Wind Power Generators for Personal or Small 
Business Use" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Provide Funding for Small Wind Power Generators' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Small wind power generator pilot project. 
Resolved: That the 
Public Utilities Commission is authorized to establish a pilot project for small wind 
power generators pursuant to this section. 
l. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Commission" means the Public Utilities Commission. 
B. 
"Small wind power generator" means an electricity-generating installation 
certified by the commission at anyone site that includes a turbine of not more than 10 
kilowatts that is powered entirely by wind energy and intended to serve the electricity 
needs of a household or small business. 
2. Pilot projects. The commission may develop an application process and provide 
funding to support pilot projects involving the installation of a small wind power 
generator up to the amount of funding appropriated for this purpose. 
3. Qualification. The commission may certity any project as a small wind power 
generator if the commission determines that the project provides an efficient and effective 
means of generating electricity for a household or small business. 
4. Report. The commission shall submit a report on the small wind power generator 
pilot project to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
utilities and energy matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs no later than January 12, 20 I O. The 
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report must include a detailed description of the approved projects, the amount of power 
generated and the economic advantage ofthe investment in small wind power generators. 
5. Expiration. Any pilot project developed purusant to this section must expire no 
later than June 30, 2010; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Transfer of funds from Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance 
Internal Service Fund. Resolved: That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the State Controller shall transfer $30,800 by June 30, 2009 from the Accident, Sickness 
and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. The State 
Controller shall also transfer the equitable share of health insurance savings to each 
participating fund by June 30, 2009. The fund transfers are to recognize health insurance 
savings achieved through changes to be adopted by the State Employee Health 
Commission; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Transfer of funds from Retiree Health Insurance Internal Service 
Fund. 
Resolved: 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Controller shall transfer $9,200 by June 30, 2009 from the Retiree Health Insurance 
Internal Service Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. The State Controller shall also transfer the 
equitable share of retiree health insurance savings to each participating fund by June 30, 
2009. The fund transfers are to recognize retiree health insurance savings achieved 
through changes to be adopted by the State Employee Health Commission; and be it 
further 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
Public Utilities - Administrative Division 0184 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the small wind power generator pilot project. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$40,000 
$40,000 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve and provides a one-time General 
Fund appropriation of $40,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 for the Public Utilities Commission 
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SENA TE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 279, L.D. 349 
to authorize and fund a small wind power generator pilot project. It also provides a one-
time transfer totaling $40,000 from the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal 
Service Fund and the Retiree Health Insurance Internal 
Service Fund to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09. 
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SPONSOREDBY: __ ~~~~ 
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(Senator ROTUNbO) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/18/08 
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LD349 
LR 233(06) 
An Act To Provide a Tax Credit for the Purchase of Small Wind Power Generators for Personal or 
Small Business Use 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropria tionsl Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" A " 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($108,555) 
$18,000 
$86,555 
$4,652 
$40,000 
Projections 
2009-10 
($77,487) 
$0 
$77,487 
$4,250 
$0 
Projections 
2010-11 
($67,535) 
$0 
$67,535 
$3,705 
$0 
This amendment replaces the bill. It provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $40,000 in fiscal year 2008-
for the Public Utilities Commission to fund a small wind power generator pilot project. It also provides a one-time 
transfer totaling $40,000 from the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund and the Retiree 
Health Insurance Internal Service Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09. The 
bill as amended has no net General Fund impact in fiscal year 2008-09. 
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