An Act to Ehmmate the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resource Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0187
Committee Amendment CA_B_S134 (Senate)
Amends: 2 MRSA §9, 35-A MRSA §3210, 35-A MRSA §10121

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "..8" to S P 91, L D 187, "An Act to Ehmmate the 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resource Fund" 
Amend the bill by strikmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Ehmmate the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resource Fund and to 
Direct Alternative Compliance Payments to the Mame Energy Resources 
Development Program' 
Amend the bill by strikmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. I. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2011, c 655, Pt :MM, §4 and affected 
by §26, is amended to read 
6. Mame Energy Resources Development Program. The Mame Energy Resources 
Development Program, referred to m this subsect10n as "the program," is established to 
promote energy research and~ demonstration activities and energy mitiatives related to beth 
the use of mdigenous, renewable resources and~ more efficient use of energy and the 
achievement of the State's energy and climate goals The Resources Fund, referred to m 
this subsection as "the fund," is established withm the office for the purposes of the 
program The fund is nonlapsmg and receives all funds transferred to the fund by the Pubhc 
Utilities Commission under Title 35-A, section 3210, subsect10n 9 for the purposes of the 
program as well as any other funds appropriated or allocated to the fund and any private 
funds or federal funds received for purposes of the program The office, as fundmg allows, 
shall admmister the program The d1Feetor may aeeept pnvate moaey for the pHrpose of 
fundffig the program 
A The director shall mclude, m the eompreheaswe state eaergy plaa annual report 
under subsection 3, paragraph G C-1, a report that specifies, m regard to the progiam, 
the expenditure of program funds, the purposes for which the funds were used and the 
amount of the funds and the sources from which the funds were derived 
B For all proposed program expenditures of $10,000 or more, the director shall seek 
approval for those expenditures from the Governor If the Governor approves, the 
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director shall seek appro:val for those e:Kpendrtures from the Legrnlature under follow 
the procedures authonzmg the transfer of funds set forth m Title 5, sect10n 1585 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§9, 1-8, as amended by PL 2021, c 199, §1, is 
firrther amended to read 
B 
The commission shall collect alternative compliance payments to meet the 
reqmrements of subsect10ns 3-A and 3-B made by competitive electricity providers and 
shall deposl-t all funds eolleeted under this paragraph m the Energy Effie1eney and 
Rene:r.vable Resouree Fund established under seet1on 10121, sH-bseet1on 2 to be used to 
fund researeh, dev:elopment and demonstrat10n pr0jeets relatmg to rene¾Yable energy 
teehnolog1es and to fund rebates for eost effeetive rene:r.-vable energy teehnolog1es 
annually remit the first $500,000 of the funds collected under this paragraph m each 
calendar year to the Resources Fund established m Title 2, sect10n 9, subsect10n 6 to 
be used ma manner consistent with this sect10n With respect to any amounts collected 
under this paragraph m excess of $500,000 many calendar year, the commission shall 
(1) At the request of the Governor's Energy Office, m order to meet identified 
needs of the Mame Energy Resources Development Program, transfer amounts 
requested, up to the amount available, to the Resources Fund established m Title 
2, sect10n 9, subsect10n 6 to be used ma manner that furthers the purposes of this 
section, and 
(2) Apply any remammg funds m a manner that results m a reduction m the 
alternative compliance payment amounts or supports programs that mcrease the 
development of renewable energy 
Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §10121, as amended by PL 2011, c 637, §8, is repealed 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropnat10ns and 
allocations are made 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Mame Energy Resources Development Program N449 
Imtrntive Provides allocations to establish the program and account 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHERSPECIALREVENUEFUNDSTOTAL 
2023-24 
$500 
$500 
2024-25 
$500 
$500 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and changes the title It 
expands the purpose of the Mame Energy Resources Development Program withm the 
Governor's Energy Office to mclude the achievement of the State's energy and climate 
goals and creates a Resources Fund for the program It also specifies that the Resources 
Fund may receive funds from alternative compliance payments remitted by the Public 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f>"to SP 91, LD 187 ( ~ \3+) 
Utilities Commiss10n as well as funds appropriated or allocated to the Resources Fund and 
private or federal funds It reqmres the office to report on the use of program funds m the 
annual report The amendment reqmres the commission to annually remit the first $500,000 
m alternative compliance payments made by competitive electricity providers to the 
Resources Fund withm the Governor's Energy Office For any alternative compliance 
payment amounts collected m excess of $500,000, the office may ask the comm1ss10n to 
transfer additional funds to the Resources Fund The comm1ss1on must use any remammg 
funds m a manner that results m a reduction m the alternative compliance payment amounts 
or supports programs that mcrease the development of renewable energy The amendment 
also repeals the law estabhshmg the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resource Fund 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/08/23 feae 
LD 187 
LR 1122(03) 
An Act to Ehmmate the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resource Fund 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Committee Amendment "'5 ( s- I 3"\_) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Elimmates Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resource Fund - Efficiency Mame Trust 
Redirects alternative compliance payments 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Pr0Ject1ons 
FY 2025-26 
Pro1ections 
FY 202( 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detad and Notes 
$500 
$500 
$500 
$500 
This bill repeals the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resource Fund (fund) admmistered by the Efficiency Mame 
Trust (EMT) Under current statute, the fund receives revenue fiom alternative compliance payments to the Public 
Utilities Comm1ss10n (PUC) that get transferred to the EMT to be used for vanous energy efficiency projects Instead, 
the bill directs the first $500,000 m revenues from alternative compliance payments to be credited to the Mame 
Energy Resources Development Program (MERD) admimstered by the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) The GEO 
may also request the transfer of addit10nal revenue from alternative compliance payments m excess of the first 
$500,000 if sufficient funds are available Smee revenues from alternative compliance payments have been declmmg, 
it is unlikely that sigmficant revenues will be available for MERD This bill mcludes an Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocation to MERD of $500 startmg m the fiscal year 2023-24 to establish the fund and to allow expenditure of any 
revenue received 
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