An Act Related to Qualified Waste-to-energy Power
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1720
Committee Amendment CA_A_H650 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,; A" to H.P. 1221, L.D.1720, Bill, "An Act Related 
to Qualified Waste-to-energy Power" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resoive,Regarding Waste-to-energy Power' 
Amend the bill by striking out evelything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Waste-to-energy power; examination. Resolved: That the Executive 
DepaJiment, Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security shall examine the 
issue of qualifying celiain waste-to-energy power for renewable energy credits and 
renewable resource portfolio requirements. The examination must include, but is not 
limited to: 
1. Relevant legislative proposals and actions in the United States Congress and in 
other states, with particular attention to other states within New England; 
2. Appropriate qualifying criteria and technologies, including but not limited to 
advanced pyrolysis technology; 
3. Potential implications of allowing certain waste-to-energy power to qualify for 
renewable energy credits and renewable resource portfolio requirements, including but 
not limited to impacts on the market for renewable energy credits and the environment; 
and 
4. Consideration of the renewable resource portfolio requirements specified in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3210 and the solid waste management 
hierarchy specified in Title 38, section 2101. 
In carrying out the examination under this section, the Governor's Office of Energy 
Independence and Security shall, at a minimum, consult with the Passamaquoddy Tribe, 
the Department of Environmental Protection, the Public Utilities Commission and the 
Efficiency Maine Trust; and be it further 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A 
"to H.P. 1221, L.D. 1720 
Sec. 2. Report; legislation. Resolved: That, by February 15,2011, the Executive 
DepaJiment, Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security shall submit a 
repOli of its findings and recommendations under section 1, together with any necessary 
implementing legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters. After its review of the report, the joint 
standing committee may submit a bill to the First Regular Session of the 125th 
Legislature relating to therepOli.' 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which was a concept draft, with a resolve. The 
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amendment directs the 
Executive Department, 
Governor's 
Office of Energy 
Independence and Security to examine the issue of qualifying certain waste-to-energy 
power for renewable energy credits and renewable resource pOlifolio requirements, with 
consideration of relevant policy developments, technologies, potential implications and 
current laws. In conducting the examination, the office is required to consult with the 
Passamaquoddy Tribe, the DepaJiment of Environmental Protection, the Public Utilities 
Commission and the Efficiency Maine Trust. This amendment requires the office to 
submit a repOli of its findings and recommendations by February 15, 2011 to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy 
matters and authorizes the committee to submit a bill relating to the report to the First 
Regular Session of the 125th Legislature. 
FISCAL ~OTE I<EQLlRED 
(See attached) 
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LD 1720 
LR 2432(02) 
An Act Related to Qualified Waste-to:-energy Power 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security, Department of Environmental 
Protection, Public Utilities Commission and Efficiency Maine Trust can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
LR2432(02) - Fiscol Note - P<lge I or I