An Act To Enhance Energy COst Reduction and Facilitate Heating Altemative.s in furtherance of the Qmnibl)S Energy Act II
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1221
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_D_H499 (House)

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CD. 1221 
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STATE QFMAINE 
FlOT)SE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
127TH LEGISLATU~ 
FIRST REGlJl,AR SESSION 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ,:P" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 839, 
1.D. 1221, Bill, "An Act To Enhance Energy COst Reduction and Facilitate Heating 
Altemative.s in furtherance of the Qmnibl)S Energy Act" 
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Amend the amendment by inserting after the. title the follQwing: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 t<;> 13 in 
L.D.)' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of subs((ction 2 (page 1, lines 15 to 31 in 
amenc!ment) and inserting the following: 
'.b._ll~Jfic~.f.Y..-,M~ine Trust run,ds. 
,An amoul1t~~al to $309~9 must be 
transferred annually to the Qffice from the conservation progtam fund authorized in 
s~cti~n' 101 i 0', s~bse~tion' 7 at' Efficiency Mai~eTnist, established in' se~tio~ '10103, 
ui1l~ss' f~deral' fun'cis are' aciequat~' to' ineet . th~ f~ndingl~e~ds' '~f the' offic((.The 
~o'~missioner shall i<e~p an ~c~ountingof the bffice's i'~sour~es devoted to its various 
dutiesand~~tivities, including that' p~rtio~ of its resource; devotecf t~' ~ctivities' in suppor1 
of or re~so~abiy l:elated to progJ.:amso~' aciivities~( the Efftciency Maine Tmst.'The 
commissioner' sh~li provide the' ac~ou~dng to' the' joint standing 'con'll~ittee . ;f the 
1~gi~latu,re havlni.lw:isdiction over energy matt~r~ asp'p:rt~<.>f its ~nnu~irep'9rt;'111c!eI 
~~GttOll lQ2Q5! subsection 3. The joint standing C().tnn.1.ittee of ,the. L~g.islature hay,ing 
llirisdiction over energy matters shall make recommendations to the joint standing 
corrll.I1itt~~ ot th~ Legis,latu~e having juris~lictioll ov;r ap~ropr~ations ,an4 f!pan~ial' ~f~~irs 
with regard to any proposed allocation of Efficiency Maine Tryst f~~ds to Sllpport the 
office. In accordance with any legislative allocation or deallocation of Efficiency Maine 
Trust' funds' to sUP.PQrt the 'offi~~,' the' co~issioner shall l~equest [renn the Efficiency 
Maine Trust and' the ~rustshaii. provide the aqocat~d resQur.ces to' th.e ,office. I ,. 
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
alloqations are made. 
EXECljTIVE l)EPARTMENT 
Governor's Energy Office Z122 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 'J)" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 839, L.D. 1221 
Initiative: Provides allocations to establish a new deputy conunissioner position and for 
related costs. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNPS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COlJNT 
Personal Se<rvices 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Governor's Energy Oft1ce Z122 
2015-16 
2016-17 
1.000 
1.000 
$65,987 
$89,840 
$1,875 
$2,500 
$67,862 
$92,340 
Initiative: Provides allocations for activities relating to energy resources, planning and 
development, 
OTHER S:PECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
EXECUTIVE DEP ARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2015-16 
$232,138 
$232,138 
2015-16 
$300,000 
$300,000 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 8 the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause,' 
2016-17 
$207,660 
$207,660 
2016-17 
$300,000 
$300,000 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nQnconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively, 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates the substance of House Amendmynt "C" to Committee 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOljSE AMENDMENT])" to COivlMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 839, L.D. i22! 
Amendment "A" except that it remov(!s the provisions from the bill and amendment that 
alter the'process for appointing the Direc;tor of the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
SPONSORED BY: ~~~-"---"'-1'A'---h"~I'~~~----"'"-
TOWN: Hiram 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/23/15 
Y>7ac. 
127th MAINE LEGISLA1'URE 
LD 1221 
LR 207(12) 
An Act To Enhance Energy Cost Reduction and Facilitate Heating Alternatives in furtherance of the 
Omnibus Energy Act 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 'J} to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Wadsworth of Hiram 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Transfer from Efficiency Maine Trust to Maine Energy Office 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
FY 2015-16 
($90,483) 
($90,483) 
$300,000 
FY 2016-17 
($92,340) 
($92,340) 
$300,000 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
($96,934) 
($96,934) 
$300,000 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
($99,671) 
($99,671) 
$300,000 
This amendment removes the General Fund appropriations of $90,483 and $92,340 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-
17, respectively, that were in the committee amendment. It requires $300,000 to be transferred annually from 
Efficiency Maine Trust's (EMT) conservation program fund for electric efficiency and conservation programs to the 
Maine Energy Office (MEO). EMT has indicated that this fund has sufficient resources to absorb this annual transfer. 
The committee amendment had limited these transfers to a total of $300,000 over time. The amendment adds Other 
Special Revenue Funds allocations to the MEO of$232,138 and $207,660 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, 
respectively, to fund certain activities related to energy resources, planning and development. The amendment also 
adds Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $67,862 and $92,340 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, 
respectively, to establish a deputy commissioner position within the MEO. The amendment removes the emergency 
preamble and clause from the bill and this fiscal note assumes that the bill will become law on October 1, 2015.