An Act To Enhance Energy Cost Reduction and Facilitate Heating Alternatives in furtherance of the Omnibus Energy Act
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1221
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H419 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" /J" to COMMITTEE AMENOMENT "A" to H.P, 839, 
LD. 1221, Bill, "An Act To Enhance Energy Cost Reduction and Facilitate Heating 
Alternatives in furtherance of the Omnibus Energy Act" 
Amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the title (page 1, line 12 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "sections 2 and 4." and inserting the following: 
'section 2 and inserting the following:' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the first paragraph the following: 
'Sec. 2. 35-A MRS A §lOl03, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. B, §3, is 
amended to read: 
3. Administration of trust; director. The board shall annually appoint,---usffig or 
reappoint a qualified full-time director of the trust. When making an initial appointment 
of an in~ivid\lal to the position of director of the trust, the Qoard shall use a full and 
competitive search process, a qualified full timedireetor of the trust and a director's 
initiat appointl11ent as director is su~i.ect to rev.iew Q,y. the joint standil1g co,mrniit~~ oiihe 
Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters and to confirmation by the Senate. 
The 9i~ectorQf the 'Efficie~cy Maine Trust sen,es atth'eple'a~ure of the' board .. The 
director must have demonstrated experience in the planning, design or delivery of energy 
efficiency programs or the management of organizations that plan, design or deliver those 
programs. The board shall establish the rate and amount of compensation of the director 
and all other employees of the trust. The director: 
A. Serves as the president of the trust and as the liaison between the board and any 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters; 
B. Is responsible for: 
(l) Establishing an office for the trust; 
(2) Hiring and organizing staff for the trust and determining their qualifications 
and duties; and 
(3) Managing the trust's programs, services and staff and perfonning other duties 
as the board considers appropriate; and 
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H01)SE AMENDMENT "ff' to C;:OMMITTEE AivfENDMENT "A" to RP. 839, L.O. 1221 
C. May delegate to employees of the trust any pov.:ers and duties that the director 
considers proper, 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4,' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 1, lines 15 to 31 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'2. 
Efficiency Maine Trust funds. 
An amount equal to $300,000 r:nust be 
transferr~d ann,ual1y to the office from the Efficiency Mai~e Tll!s.t, est(\~li~hed in secti()n 
10103, ul1Jess federal funds are adequate to meet the funding needs of th~ offic~, Funds 
transferred from the Efficiency Maine Trust may be used only for that portion of the 
oifi~e's 'activities' that 'support or r~asonably relate to' programs oractfviti;s' oft'h~ 
Efficiency'Main~ Tnist.' The ~ommissi()n~r shaIi keel? ~n, ac~ou~tillg p'of 'the office's 
resources devoted to its various duties and activities, including that portion of its 
ft;lS,OUrces 'devoted toactiyities' i!l support of or I:easonab!y r~lat~d tqprogffims or 
activities ()f t~e Efficiency ,Maine Trust, The commissi<?ne.r shall P!Q.vide the, acc()~nting 
to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters 
as l?art of itsa~l~ual report u~der section 1 0205: ~ubs'e~do~ 3,' The joint' sta~ding 
comt:nittee of the' Legisiature' 'having' jurisdiction ov'er ' 'energy , m~ttersshaii ' make 
recowne-ndation~ to th; joint' sta~ding conimitte~ Qf the' LegislahIreha~ing ju~is'di~tio~ 
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ap'p'rQpriation~ and fi'nanc.ial ~ffairs with r~g~rd '~~ ~nyPpr9p'o~~{ allocat'io~of 
Efficiency Maine Trust funds to support the office, In accordance with any legislative 
allQ~a'~io~qrd~allo~ation of Efficiency Maine Tl1Js!'ftlnds ·t.o '~l,ll?p'ort' the' office,' the 
commissioner sl~all request from t~e EfficieTlcy 11.a(ne Trus.t an~ the tplst shall provide 
the allocated resources to the office:' 
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the follOWing: 
'Sec. 8. AppJication of change to appointment process. Notwithstanding the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 10103, subsection 3, the person holding the 
position of director of the Efficiency Maine Trust on the effective date of this Act 
remains the director of the trust under.the procedure for appointment that was in law prior 
to the effective date ofthis Act. 
Se~. 9. Appropriations and allocations. 
The follOWing appropriations and 
allocations are made, 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Governor's Energy Office Z122 
Initiative: Provides allocations to establish a new Deputy Commissioner position and 
related costs, 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
2015-16 
1,000 
$87,983 
$2,500 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
1.000 
$89,840 
$2,500 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "#" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 839, L.D. 1221 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$90,483 
$92,340 
Governor's Energy Office Z122 
Initiative: Provides allocations for activities relating to energy resources, planning and 
development. 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2015-16 
$209,517 
$209,517 
2015-16 
$300,000 
$300,000 
2016-17 
$207,660 
$207,660 
2016-17 
$300,000 
$300,000 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the appointment process for the Director of the Efficiency 
Maine Tl1Jst. Under this amendment, the Efficiency Maine Trust Board will annually 
appoint or reappoint the director of the trust, and a director's initial appointment is subject 
to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
energy matters and to confirmation by the Senate. This amendment specifies that the 
change in the law governing the appointment process does not affect the appointment of 
the current director of the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
This amendment also clarifies the language in Committee Amendment "A" regarding 
the funding transferred to the Maine Energy Office from the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
Under this amendment, an amollnt equal to $300,000 must be transferred annually to the 
office unless federal funds are adequate to meet the funding needs of the office. This 
amendment retains the language fro111 Cominittee Amendment "A" restricting the use of 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "If" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 839, L.O. 1221 
funds from the tr1,lst for that pOliion of the office's activities that support or reasonably 
relate to programs or activities of the trust. This amendment replaces the appropriations 
and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: 
-g~ c. DU4'~ 
(Representative DUNPHY L) 
TOWN: Embden 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06111115 
/'0'ac. 
LD 1221 
LR 207(06) 
An Act To Enhance Energy Cost Reduction and Facilitate Heating Alternatives in furtherance of the 
Omnibus Energy Act 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment lJ to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Dunphy of Embden 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Transfer from Efficiency Maine Trust to Maine Energy Office 
Projections 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
($90,483) 
($92,340) 
($96,934) 
($99,671) 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
($90,483) 
($92,340) 
($96,934) 
($99,671) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$300,000 
$300,000 
$300,000 
$300,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The committee amendment allowed the Maine Energy Office (MEa) to receive up to $300,000 in total from the 
Efficiency Maine Trust (EMT) for MEO activities supporting the EMT. This amendment requires $300,000 to be 
transferred annually from the EMT to the MEO, unless federal funds are adequate to meet the funding needs of the 
office. The amendment contains Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to the MEO of $209,517 and $207,660 in 
fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively, to fund certain activities relating to energy resources, planning and 
development. The amendment also contains Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $90,483 and $~2,340 in 
fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively, to establish a Deputy Commissioner position within the MEO. The 
amendment eliminates the General Fund appropriations of$90,483 and $92,340 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, 
respectively, for the establishment ofthe Deputy Commissioner position. 
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