An Act Regarding Maine's Energy Future
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1485
Committee Amendment CA_A_H505 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A-" to H.P. 1038, L.D. 1485, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Maine's Energy Future" 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 3 in § I 01 04 by striking out all of subsection 3 
(page 6, lines 4 to 12 in L.D.) and inseliing the following: 
'3. Measures of performance. The trust shall adopt by 'rule quantifiable measures 
of performance to which it will be held accountable. The measures must be established 
for a 3-year period. 
Rules adopted by the trust under this subsection are major 
substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Prior to 
provisionally adopting rules under this subsection, the trust shall seek comments from the 
commission on the proposed measures of performance. The trust shall also develop 
quantifiable measures of performance to which it will hold accountable all recipients of 
funding from the trust and recipients of funds used to deliver energy efficiency and 
weatherization programs administered or funded by the trust. 
Such measures may 
include, but are not limited to, reduced energy consumption,· increased use of alternative 
ene·rgy resources, reduced capacity demand for natural gas, electricity and fossil fuels, 
reduced carbon dioxide emissions, program and overhead costs and cost-effectiveness, 
the number of new jobs created by the award of trust funds, the number of energy 
efficiency trainings or certification courses completed and the amount of sales generated.' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 3 in § I 01 04 in subsection 4 by striking out all of 
the first paragraph (page 6, lines 13 to 27 in L.D.) and inseliing the following: 
'4. Triennial plan. The board by rule shall establish a detailed, triennial energy 
efficiency and alternative energy resources plan. 
The triennial plan must provide 
integrated planning, program design and implementation strategies for all energy 
efficiency and alternative energy resources programs administered by the trust, including 
but not limited to the electric efficiency and conservation programs under section 10110, 
the natural gas efficiency and conservation programs under section 10 Ill, the Regional 
Greenhouse Gas Initiative Trust Fund under section 10109, the Heating Fuels Efficiency 
and Weatherization Fund under section 10119 and any state or federal funds or publicly 
directed funds accepted by or allocated to the trust for the purposes of this chapter. The 
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triennial plan must include provisions fol' the application of appropriate program funds to 
support workforce development efforts that are consistent with and promote the purposes 
of the trust. 
The plan must be consistent with the comprehensive state energy plan 
pursuant to Title 2, section 9, subsection 3, paragraph c,' 
Amend the bill in Part 8 in section 3 in § 10104 in subsection 4 by striking out all of 
paragraphs C and D and inserting the following: 
'C. Prior to provisionally adopting rules under this subsection, the board shall seek 
comments from the commission on the proposed plan and shall approve the plan 
contained in provisionally adopted rules by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the voting 
members of the board. The board shall approve the plan only upon a finding that the 
plan is consistent with the statutory authority for each source of funds that will be 
used to implement the plan, the state energy efficiency targets in paragraph F and the 
best practices of program administration under subsection 2. The plan must include, 
but is not limited to, efficiency and conservation program budget allocations, 
objectives, 
targets, 
measures 
of performance, 
program 
designs, 
program 
implementation strategies, timelines and other relevant information. 
D. 
When submitting its provisionally adopted rules to the Legislature under this 
subsection, the trust shall provide a detailed explanation of the proposed plan to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters. 
The joint standing committee may recommend rejection of elements of the plan that 
propose to use funds generated pursuant to sections 10110, 10111 or 10 119 if the 
plan fails to reasonably explain how these elements of the program would achieve the 
objectives and implementation requirements of the programs established under those 
sections or the measures of performance under subsection 3. Funds generated under 
these statutory authorities may not be used pursuant to the triennial plan unless the 
Legislature had provided for the allocation of those funds.' 
Amend the bill in Part 8 in section 3 in § 10104 in subsection 4by inserting at the end 
a new blocked paragraph to read: 
'Rules adopted by the trust under this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 3 in § 10104 in subsection 5 in the 2nd and 3 rd 
lines (page 8, lines 15 and 16 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "the commission 
and" 
Amend the bill in Part 8 in section 3 in § 1 0104 in subsection 6 in the first paragraph 
in the last 2 lines (page 9, lines 26 and 27 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "also 
approved by the commission using the same standard as for" and inserting the following: 
'included in an amendment to the rules governing' 
Amend the bill in Part 8 in section 3 by striking out all of § 1 0 120 and inserting the 
following: 
'§10120. Commission oversight of Efficiency Maine Trust 
1. Measures of performance. The commission shall review and advise the board 
and the Legislature regarding proposed measures of perforinance governing the trust 
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pursuant to section 10104, subsection 3, including whether the proposed measures satisfy 
the requirements of this chapter, including the principles of administration set forth in 
section 10104, subsection 2 and whether the proposed measures are in the public interest. 
The rules adopted by the trust establishing measures of performance must define the 
electricity, natural gas and heating fuel savings targets established in section 10104, 
subsection 4, paragraph F and specify the measures for assessing progress in meeting the 
targets. 
2. Expenditure of funds; regulation. The trust may not expend any funds from 
assessments made under this chapter until the trust adopts rules establishing the triennial 
plan and the Legislature approves allocations of those funds. 
The commission upon 
recommendation of the' 'Public Advocate or the Attorney General may open an 
investigation of practices or acts of the trust. If the commission, upon investigation, finds 
that the trust has failed to comply with any requirement of this chapter or other 
requirements of law in the use or expenditure of any funds from assessments made under 
this chapter, the commission may issue an appropriate order directing the trust to take 
necessary actions to bring the trust into compliance with the law and may suspend or 
limit the authority of the trust to expend or encumber any funds derived from assessments 
made under this chapter until the commission finds the trust has come into compliance 
with the law. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subsectioil. Rules 
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill in Part C in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 32, lines 
to 8 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'3. Triennial plan. The Director of the Efficiency Maine Trust shall hire or contract 
staff as needed to support the Efficiency Maine Trust and, no later than March 15, 20 I 0, 
shall provisionally adopt rules establishing the triennial plan according to Title 35-A, 
section 10 I 04. The Efficiency Maine Trust may study existing rules, conduct research, 
appoint technical advisory groups and hold public meetings in preparation for 
transitioning to the new structure and to support the development of the triennial plan.' 
Amend the bill in Part J by striking out all of section I and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. J-l. Appropriations and allocations .. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST 
Conservation Administration Fund 0966 
Initiative: Allocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Conservation Administration Fund 
program from the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2010-11 
$432,774 
$432,774 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA TOTAL 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND ARRA 
All Other 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND ARRA TOTAL 
Conservation Program Fund 0967 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
$1,200,000 . 
$1,200,000 
2010-11 
$4,576,500 
$4,576,500 
2010-11 
$557,725 
$557,725 
Initiative: Allocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Conservation Program Fund 
program from the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Efficiency Maine Trust N081 
2009-10 
2010-11 
$0 
$14,135,334 
$0 
$14,135,334 
Initiative: Allocates funds to reflect the elimination of the Maine Energy Conservation 
Board at the Public Utilities Commission and the transfer of related funds to the 
Efficiency Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Efficiency Maine Trust N081 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
$263,400 
$263,400 
Initiative: Allocates funds to reflect a transfer from the reimbursement fund at the Public 
Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust for the trust's operating costs during 
the transition year in fiscal year 2009-10. 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Energy and Carbon Savings Trust Fund N027 
2009-10 
$700,000 
$700,000 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Allocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Energy and Carbon Savings Trust 
Fund program from the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust.· 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
Energy Conservation Small Business Revolving Loan Fund N087 
2010-11 
$30,000,000 
$30,000,000 
Initiative: Allocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Energy Conservation Small 
Business Revolving Loan Fund from the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency 
. Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Heating Fuels Efficiency and Weatherization Fund N088 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
$410,000 
$410,000 
Initiative: Provides a base allocation to authorize expenditures of any funds received for 
the program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Natural Gas Conservation Fund N085 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
$500 
$500 
Initiative: Allocates funds from an assessment of up to 3% of certain gas utilities' delivery 
revenues. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2010-11 
$891,000 
$891,000 
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Solar Rebate Program Fund Z012 
In itiative: Allocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Solar Rebate Program Fund from 
the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Solar Rebate Program Fund Z012 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
$750,000 
$750,000 
Initiative: Allocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Solar Rebate Program Fund from 
the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA TOTAL 
EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND ARRA 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
Conservation Administration Fund 0966 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2009-10 
$0 
$700,000 
$0 
$0 
$700,000 
2010-11 
$500,000 
$500,000 
2010-11 
$432,774 
$47,650,234 
$5,076,500 
$557,725 
$53,717,233 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect the transfer of 17 positions and associated costs of 
the Conservation Administration Fund program at the Public Utilities Commission to the 
Efficiency Maine Trust. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2009-10 
2010-11 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
(2.000) 
Personal Services 
$0 
($137,054) 
All Other 
$0 
($295,720) 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0 
($432,774) 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
Personal Services 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA TOTAL 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND ARRA 
Personal Services 
Ail Other 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND ARRA TOTAL 
Conservation Administration Fund 0966 
2009-10 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
(9.000) 
($921,469) 
($278,531 ) 
($1,200,000) 
2010-11 
($421,302) 
($4,155,198) 
($4,576,500) 
2010-11 
($132,393) 
($425,332) 
($557,725) 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Energy Conservation Small 
Business Revolving Loan Fund from the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency 
Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Conservation Program Fund 0967 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
($410,000) 
($410,000) 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Conservation Program Fund 
program at the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Energy and Carbon Savings Trust Fund N027 
2009-10 
2010-11 
$0 ($14,135,334) 
$0 ($14,135,334) 
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Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Energy and Carbon Savings 
Trust Fund program from the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2009-10 
2010-11 
All Other 
$0 ($30,000,000) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0 ($30,000,000) 
Maine Energy Conservation Board Z076 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect the elimination of the Maine Energy Conservation 
Board at the Public Utilities Commission and the transfer of related funds to the 
Efficiency Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2009-10 
2010-11 
All Other 
$0 
($263,400) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0 
($263,400) 
Solar Rebate Program Fund Z012 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Solar Rebate Program Fund from 
the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2009-10 
2010-11 
All Other 
$0 
($750,000) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0 
($750,000) 
Solar Rebate Program Fund Z012 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect the transfer of the Solar Rebate Program Fund from 
the Public Utilities Commission to the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA TOTAL 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2009-10 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2010-11 
($500,000) 
($500,000) 
2010-11 
($432,774) 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND ARRA 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND ARRA 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
$0 ($46,758,734) 
$0 
($5,076,500) 
$0 
($557,725) 
$0 ($52,825,733) 
2009-10 
$0 
$700,000 
$0 
$0 
$700,000 
2010-11 
$0 
$891,500 
$0 
$0 
$891,500 
This amendment, which is the minority repOli of the Joint Select Committee on 
Maine's Energy Future, modifies those portions of the bill relating to the development by 
the Efficiency Maine Trust of its triennial plan and measures of performance. Under the 
bill, these are reviewed by the legislative committee of jurisdiction but are not subject to 
direct legislative approval; they are subject to approval by the Public Utilities 
Commission. Under this amendment, they must be developed by the trust with input 
from the Public Utilities Commission but must take the form of major substantive rules 
subject to legislative approval. 
In order. to ensure the rules are submitted to the 
Legislature in time for review and approval during the Second Regular Session of the 
124th Legislature and so will be in place when the trust is required to begin implementing 
programs on July I, 20 I 0, this amendment requires the major substantive rules to be 
provisionally adopted byMarch 15, 20 10. This amendment also makes explicit that the 
various funds that will be administered by the trust may not be expended by the trust 
without legislative allocation of those funds. 
This amendment replaces the Part J appropriations and allocations section to reflect 
the removal of the provision authorizing an oversight and evaluation fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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LR 1989(02) 
An Act Regarding Maine's Energy Future 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment II~ II 
Committee: Joint Select Committee on Maine's Energy Future 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Projections 
2009-io 
2010-11 
2011-12 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$0 
$0 
$3,000,000 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$900,000 
$891,500 
$3,891,500 
Federal Expenditures Fund ARRA 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Federal Block Grant Fund ARRA 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Revenue 
General Fund 
$0 
$0 
($3,000,000) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$891,000 
$3,891,000 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Federal Expenditures Fund ARRA 
$0 
$0 
$0 
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Projections 
2012-13 
$3,000,000 
$0 
$3,891,500 
$0 
$0 
($3,000,000) 
$3,891,000 
$0 
$0 
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This bill establishes the Efficiency Maine Trust (EMT) for the purposes of developing, planning, coordinating and 
implementing energy efficiency and alternative energy resource programs in the State. The EMT will assume 
responsibility for the following programs currently under the Public Utilities Commission (PUC)' as of July 1, 20 I 0: 
the Energy Carbon Savings Trust Fund, the Conservation Program Fund, the Conservation Administration Fund, the 
Solar and Wind Energy Rebate Program Fund, the Energy Conservation Small Business Revolving Loan Fund, all of 
the PUC monies received for programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Any 
funds under the Maine Conservation Energy Board, which is repealed as of July 1, 2010, are also transferred to the 
EMT. 
Additional funds managed by EMT will be the Natural Gas Conservation Fund (NGCF) and the Heating Fuels 
Efficiency and Weatherization Fund (HFEW). The NGCF is created as a nonlapsing fund established to promote the 
efficient use of natural gas. An assessment of no less than 3% of natural gas utilities' delivery revenues will be applied 
on each gas utility that serves at least 5,000 residential customers. The revenue expected from this assessment is 
$891,000 annually. The HFEW is created as a non lapsing fund established to reduce heating fuel consumption 
consistent with the purpose of the EMT and the triennial plan to be developed. The funding source for HFEW is 
expected to be federal funds, awards or proceeds from any bonds, repayment of loans and any other private or public 
source available. A base allocation of $500 has been provided to authorize the expenditure of any funds received. 
The PUC Conservation Administration Fund is transferred to the EMT, including 2 Federal Expenditures Fund 
positions, 9 Other Special Revenue Funds positions and 6 limited-period positions funded by the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of2009 for a total of 17 positions and associated costs, The bill includes deallocations and 
allocations to accomplish these transfers. 
Additionally, a $700,000 allocation is provided in 2009-10 to the EMT's administrative fund to cover costs associated 
with the initial year of the Trust. A corresponding deallocation and transfer from the PUC Reimbursement account 
provides the $700,000. 
This bill includes a $200,000 Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Legislature for the Commission to Study 
Energy Infrastructure. A transfer from the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement account provides the funding 
for the study. 
All transfers to the Efficiency Maine Trust must be made as of July 1, 20 I O. AfterJuly 1, 2010, fees collected under 
Title 35~A, chapter 97 must be transferred to the Efficiency Maine Trust on a monthly basis. Any additional increases 
or allocations necessary to the Efficiency Maine Trust will be made by financial order. 
This bill establishes the Maine Energy, Housing and Economic Recovery Program within the Maine State Housing 
Authority (MSHA) to support the construction and substantial rehabilitation of eligible rental housing units as well as 
the replacement of certain manufactured housing units. This bill creates the Maine Energy, Housing and Economic 
Recovery Fund as a dedicated Other Special Revenue Funds account within MSHA for funds received to support the 
purposes of the program including funds transferred by the Treasurer from the General Fund portion of the Real Estate 
Transfer Tax, 
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This legislation authorizes MSHA to issue revenue bonds to carry out the purposes of the program beginning in fiscal 
year 2010-11 and limits the aggregate principal amount outstanding at anyone time from these revenue bonds to 
$200,000,000, excluding refunding bonds. This legislation also authorizes the use of the General Fund portion of the 
Real Estate Transfer Tax to pay for the Maine State Housing Authority's obligations relating to the bonds issued or 
planned to be issued for the purposes of the program beginning in fiscal year 2011-12. This fiscal note assumes that 
MSHA will issue $30,000,000 per year in revenue bonds and that the amount of funds to be paid to MSHA from the 
General Fund share of the Real Estate Transfer Tax for the costs of the bonds issued will be $3,000,000 per year 
beginning in fiscal year 2011-12. The actual amount of funds to be transferred annually by the Treasurer to MSHA 
can not be determined at t~is time and will depend on the actual amount certified by MSHA to be necessary and 
sufficient to pay for the costs of the program. 
The Center for Workforce Research and Information within the Department of Labor has indicated that it will incur 
additional costs of approximately $18,000 to $25,000 per year to determine the number of new jobs created by this 
legislation. Because this bill is silent as to who will be responsible for making that determination, this fiscal note does 
not provide General Fund appropriations to the Center for these costs. Instead, this fiscal note assumes that the Trust 
wilI contract for those services and will provide the necessary funding for the project. Additional costs to the 
Department of Labor to work with the Public Utilities Commission and the Maine State Housing Authority to perform 
the required assessment and develop the required plan can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
Additional costs to the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security, the Finance Authority of Maine, the 
University of Maine System, the Plumber's Examining Board and the Electrician's Examining Board within the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, the Department of Education, the Department of Environmental 
Protection, the Public Utilities Commission and the State Planning Office can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
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