An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1275
Committee Amendment CA_A_S225 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 396, L.D. 1275, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing the Activity of Certain Nonprofit Corporations" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Promote Greater Transparency and Accountability through Regional 
Transmission Organization Reform' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 
1. 
Policy 
promoting 
regional 
transmission 
organization 
transparency and accountability. 
Resolved: 
That the Public Utilities 
Commission, the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security and the Office 
of the Public Advocate shall advocate in all appropriate forums for greater transparency 
of governance and operations and accountability to consumers of the regional 
transmission organization affecting consumers of electricity in the State; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Conference with other states' agencies and offices. Resolved: That 
the Public Utilities Commission, the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and 
Security and the Office of the Public Advocate shall confer, to the greatest extent 
possible, with each other and with comparable commissions or bodies from one or more 
of the other New England states regarding the transparency and accountability of the 
regional transmission organization, and shall develop a plan and act to promote 
governance transparency and accountability to consumers of the regional transmission 
organization. 
The Public Utilities Commission, the Governor's Office of Energy 
Independence and Security and the Office of the Public Advocate shall develop model 
governance requirements for the regional transmission organization, formally propose 
such model governance requirements to the comparable commissions or bodies in the 
other New England states and shall examine whether there is agreement on governance 
transparency and accountability among the various state entities; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That the Public Utilities Commission shall report the 
results and recommendations under sections 1 and 2 to the joint standing committee of 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 396, L.D. 1275 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy, utilities and teclmology matters in its 
annual report for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. The committee may submit legislation 
to the next session of the Legislature based on the report submitted by the commission 
pursuant to this section.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the Public Utilities Commission, the Governor's Office of 
Energy Independence and Security and the Office of the Public Advocate to confer with 
comparable agencies in other states that are participants in the regional transmission 
organization for New England to develop a plan to pursue transparency and 
accountability at the regional transmission organization. It requires the Public Utilities 
Commission, the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security and the Office 
of the Public Advocate to develop model governance requirements for a regional 
transmission organization and formally propose the model to comparable agencies in 
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other states. The commission must report on the progress of these efforts in its annual 
report for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/27 III frac::.. 
LD 1275 
LR 1857(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Activity of Certain Nonprofit Corporations 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A" s - :2.:2.5 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Directing the Public Utilities Commission, the Office of Public Advocate and the Office of Energy Independence and 
Security to advocate for greater transparency and accountability in appropriate forums on behalf of Maine electricity 
consumers who are affected by regional transmission organizations, to confer with comparable agencies in other New 
England states to develop a plan to pursue transparency and accountability at regional transmission organizations, to 
develop model governance requirements and formally propose the model in other states as well as requiring the PUC 
to report on the progress of the plan will result in minor increased costs that each agency can absorb within its 
respective existing budgeted resources. 
LRI857(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I