An Act To Encourage and Enhance the Future of Waste-to-energy Facilities by Establishing a Portfolio Requirement for Electricity from Waste Energy Resources
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0273
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S376 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 191, 
L.D. 273, Bill, "An Act To Encourage and Enhance the Future of Waste-to-energy 
Facilities by Establishing a Portfolio Requirement for Electricity from Waste Energy 
Resources" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 by striking out all of paragraph B-2 (page 1, lines 
to 22 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'B-2. 
"Renewable energy credit" means a tradable instrument that represents an 
amount of electricity generated from eligible resources efi renewable capacity 
resources or, until June 30, 2020, waste-to-energy resources.' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in paragraph D by inserting at the end a new 
blocked paragraph to read: 
'This paragraph is repealed June 30, 2020.' 
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 3-B by inserting at the end a new 
blocked paragraph to read: 
'This subsection is repealed June 30, 2020.' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in subsection 8 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 25 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "and 3-B" and inserting the following: 'and, 
until June 30, 2020, 3-B' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in subsection 8 in the 5th line (page 2, line 28 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "and 3-B" and inserting the following: 'and, 
until June 30, 2020, 3-B' 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in subsection 10 by inserting at the end a new 
blocked paragraph to read: 
'This subsection is repealed June 30, 2020.' 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 191, L.D. 273 
SUMMARY 
This amendment repeals on June 30, 2020 the changes to the law effectuated by 
Committee Amendment "A." 
SPONSORED BY: 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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(Senator WOODSOME) 
COUNTY: York 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/01/16 
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LD273 
LR 72(03) 
An Act To Encourage and Enhance the Future of Waste-to-energy Facilities by Establishing a 
Portfolio Requirement for Electricity from Waste Energy Resources 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment'~" to Committee Amendment "A" (S-.31~) 
Sponsor: Sen. Woodsome of York 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Eliminates potential future biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Eliminates potential future transfer to Efficiency Maine Trust 
Eliminates future minor savings - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The amendment repeals, on June 30, 2020, portfolio requirements for waste-to-energy resources and the alternative 
compliance payments used to satisfy those portfolio requirements. This eliminates any potential Other Special 
Revenue Funds revenue to the Public Utilities Commission starting in fiscal year 2020-21. These revenues would have 
been transferred to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resource Fl,lnd within the Efficiency Maipe Trust. The PUC 
had not anticipated any competitive electricity providers to make these payments in lieu of compliance. Any 
additional future costs the PUC would have incurred to require waste-to-energy resources to meet certain portfolio 
requirements had been expected to be minor and are now eliminated after June 30,2020. 
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