An Act To Increase Home Weatherization and Energy Independence
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1066
Committee Amendment CA_A_H438 (House)
Amends: 2 MRSA §9

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 801, L.D. 1066, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase Home Weatherization and Energy Independence" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§3, ~D, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 656, Pt. C, § I, is 
amended to read: 
D. In collaboration with other relevant state agencies, private industry and nonprofit 
organizations, collect and analyze energy data, including, but not limited to, data on 
energy supply, demand and costs in this State with consideration of all available 
energy sources. On a regular basis, the office shall provide a report to the Efficiency 
Maine Trust of the average price of heating fuels in this State pursuant to Title 35-A, 
section 10119, subsection I-A, paragraph E;' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection I-A in the 2nd line (page I, line 8 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: "subsection." the following: 'For the purposes of this 
subsection, "heating fuel" means #2 heating oil, kerosene or propane.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection I-A by inserting after paragraph C the 
following: 
'D. The trust shall by rule ensure that the proportion of total funds collected pursuant 
to this subsection that are expended on each program category established under 
subsection 2, paragraph B, subparagraph (1) is approximately equal to the cost 
directly or indirectly passed on to customers potentially eligible for benefits under 
those program categories. 
E. The assessment on a heating fuel under this section must be suspended if the 
average price of that heating fuel is equal to or greater than 90% of the highest 
average price of that heating fuel in the State, as determined by the Governor's Office 
of Energy Independence and Security under Title 2, section 9, subsection 3, 
paragraph D. The assessment may not be reinstated until the average price of that 
heating fuel is equal to or less than 70% of the highest average price of that heating 
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fuel in the State as determined by the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and 
Security.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, adds a safety valve 
to the assessment on heating fuels by suspending the assessment when the average price 
of the heating fuel, as detennined by the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and 
Security, is equal to or greater than 90% of the highest average price of that heating fuel 
lOin the State. The assessment cannot be reinstated until the average price of the heating 
fuel in the State is equal to or less than 70% of the highest average price of the heating 
fuel in the State. The amendment also requires that each customer category is assigned 
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funding from the Heating Fuels Efficiency and Weatherization Fund that is 
approximately equal to the assessment value that was collected from that customer 
category. 
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Approved: 05124/11 hac:.. 
Revenue 
LD 1066 
LR 1504(02) 
An Act To Increase Home Weatherization and Energy Independence 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'hIt 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$14,300,000 
$14,300,000 
$14,300,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$14,300,000 
Establishing a system benefit charge on #2 heating oil, kerosene and propane to support heating fuels efficiency and 
weatherization programs, including rebates for low-income households, will provide an estimated $14,300,000 
annually to the Efficiency Maine Trust (EMT) beginning in fiscal year 2011-12. The assessment on heating fuels will 
be suspended when the price of heating fuel is equal to or greater than 90% of the highest price in the state since 2005. 
The fiscal note assumes that the assessment will not be suspended during the time period shown above. Any 
additional costs to the EMT for new rulemaking and to the Maine State Housing Authority and to the Department of 
Health and Human Services to consult with the EMT can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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