An Act To Ensure Accurate Explanations of Electric Bills
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1003
Committee Amendment CA_A_H101 (House)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3106

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. fl,, to H.P. 745, L.D. 1003, Bill, "An Act To 
Ensure Accurate Explanations of Electric Bills" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3106 is enacted to read: 
§3106. Consumer protections; bill information 
The commission by rule shall establish customer bill information requirements for 
investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities that: 
1. 
Historical rate information. 
Require investor-owned transmission and 
distribution utilities to include, once per year, as an insert or attachment to customer bills, 
an informational chart produced by the commission that displays a 10-year history of 
transmission, distribution and standard-offer service rates available to the customer's rate 
class, along with a statement of the total percentage change in transmission, distribution 
and standard-offer service rates over the 10-year period. The commission shall post the 
informational charts produced pursuant to this subsection on the commission's publicly 
accessible website; 
2. Consumer assistance. Require a customer bill issued by an investor-owned 
transmission and distribution utility to display clearly and prominently the toll-free 
telephone number for the commission's consumer assistance and safety division and a 
statement of the consumer assistance services available by calling the division; and 
3. Correction of misleading information. Establish a process by which, if the 
commission finds that an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility has 
included on customer bills, or inserts or attachments to customer bills, information that is 
misleading, deceptive or inaccurate, the transmission and distribution utility is required to 
provide to customers a statement that corrects the misleading, deceptive or inaccurate 
information that was disseminated. 
Upon request of the Public Advocate, the 
commission shall investigate the truth and accuracy of information included on customer 
bills, or inserts or attachments to customer bills. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,4,, to H.P. 745, L.D. 1003 
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375. subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment requires the Public Utilities 
Commission to adopt rules to do the following: 
1. 
Require investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities to provide 
customers annually, as an insert or attachment to customer bills, an informational chart 
showing a 10-year history of transmission, distribution and standard-offer service rates 
available to the customer's rate class, along with a statement of the total percentage 
change in those rates over the 10-year period; 
2. Require a customer bill issued by an investor-owned transmission and distribution 
utility to display clearly and prominently the toll-free telephone number for the 
commission's consumer assistance and safety division and a statement of the consumer 
assistance services available by calling the division; and 
3. Establish a process for the commission, upon finding that an investor-owned 
transmission and distribution utility has distributed information to customers that is 
misleading, deceptive or inaccurate, to require the transmission and distribution utility to 
provide customers a statement that corrects the misleading, deceptive or inaccurate 
information. 
The amendment also requires the commission to post informational charts showing a 
10-year history of electricity rate comp01;1ents on the commission's website. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/26/19 feac:. 
LD 1003 
LR 2230(02) 
An Act To Ensure Accurate Explanations of Electric Bills 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment #(fl .... /6/) 
Committee: Energy Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission as a result of changes to rules regarding infonnation 
contained on billing notices to customers from an investor-owned electric transmission and distribution utility are 
anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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