Resolve, To Require a Study of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from the Proposed Central Maine Power Company Transmission Corridor
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0640
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H345 (House)
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 202, 
L.D. 640, "Resolve, To Require a Study of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from 
the Proposed Central Maine Power Company Transmission Corridor" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 by striking out all of subsections 2 to 4 (page 2, 
lines 10 to 38 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'2. The department must deposit all funds received for the purposes of this resolve 
into the Ma1ne Environmental Protection Fund established in the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 3 8, section 3 51, and those funds must be segregated from other funds in that account 
and may be used only for these purposes. 
3. 
On or before August 15, 2019, the department shall submit the final report 
prepared by the consultant under subsection 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Environment and Natural Resources. At least 7 days before submitting the report to the 
committee, the department shall post the report on the department's publicly accessible 
website. Within that period of time, a person may submit to the department written 
comments regarding the report. The department shall submit all comments received to 
the committee with the report. 
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may 
not issue a permit, license or other approval relating to the NECEC project until at least 
days after the department submits the final report prepared by the consultant in 
accordance with subsection 3, except that this subsection does not apply if the 
department, by August 15, 2019, fails to submit the final report to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources in accordance with subsection 3.' 
Amend the amendment by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421 
Initiative: Provides an allocation for a study regarding the potential effect of the New 
England Clean Energy Connect project on total greenhouse gas emissions across all 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 202, L.D. 640 
jurisdictions interconnected with electricity generation and distribution systems operated 
by the Hydro-Quebec company. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2019-20 
$150,000 
$150,000 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes a requirement in the bill that the Department of 
Environmental Protection obtain outside funding to complete a study regarding the 
potential effect of the New England Clean Energy Connect project and instead transfers 
$150,000 from the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fund within the Public 
Utilities Commission to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund within the department 
to fund the cost of the study. The amendment includes a one-time $150,000 allocation in 
fiscal year 2019~0 allow for t~diture of the transferred funds. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/22/19 fea<:-
LD640 
LR2042(07) 
Resolve, To Require a Study of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from the Proposed Central 
Maine Power Company Transmission Corridor 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,A, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Handy of Lewiston 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
· Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2018-19 
FY 2019-20 
FY2020-21 
$0 
$150,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2021-22· 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes a requirement in the bill that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) obtain 
outside funding to complete a study regarding the potential impact of the New England Clean Energy Connect project 
and instead transfers $150,000 from the PUC Reimbursement Fund within the Public Utilities Commission to the 
Maine Environmental Protection Fund within the DEP to fund the cost of the study. The amendment includes a one-
time $150,000 allocation in fiscal year 2019-20 to allow for the expenditure of the transferred funds. 
LR2042(07) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I