An Act to Reduce Electricity Costs for Mame's Consumers and Busmesses by Amendmg the Laws Govemmg Renewable Resources
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1888
Committee Amendment CA_A_S358 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3214

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'" to SP 763, L D 1888, "An Act to Reduce 
Electricity Costs for Mame's Consumers and Busmesses by Amendmg the Laws Govemmg 
Renewable Resources" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of the emergency preamble 
Amend the bill m section 2 m subsect10n 9 m paragraph Am the 3rd line (page 1, line 
m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "and not gteater than $5 for the requuement undei 
subsection 3" 
Amend the bill m section 2 m subsection 9 m paragraph B m the last 4 Imes (page 1, 
Imes 39 to 42 m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "m the Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Resource Fund established under section 10121, subsection 2 to be used to fund 
research, development and demonstration projects relatmg to renewable energy 
technologies and to fund rebates for cost-effective renewable energy technologies" and 
msertmg the followmg 'm the Energy Effiernney and Ren~.vable Resm.wee Fund 
estabhshed under seebon 10121, subseet10n 2 to be used to fund rese0:1 eh, development and 
demonstrat10n pr0jeets relatmg to renevlable energy teehnologrns and to fund rebates for 
eost effeet1ve renevlable energy teehnolog1es to provide financial assistance for low-
mcome households m accordance with sect10n 3214, subsect10n 2' 
Amend the bill by strikmg out all of sect10n 3 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3214, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c 316, §3, is amended 
to read 
2. Low-mcome assistance. In order to contmue existmg levels of financial assistance 
for low-mcome households and to meet future mcreases m need caused by economic 
exigencies, the commission shall 
A Receive funds collected by all transmission and distnbut10n utilities m the State at 
a rate set by the comm1ss10n m periodic rate cases, and 
A-1 Receive funds collected by the comm1ss10n for alternative compliance payments 
m accordance with sect10n 3210, subsection 9, paragraph B, and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A '' to SP 763, L D 1888 
B Set mitial fundmg for programs based on an assessment of aggregate customer need 
m periodic rate cases The fundmg formula may not result m assistance bemg counted 
as mcome or as a resource mother means-tested assistance programs for low-mcome 
households 
To the extent possible, assistance must be provided m a manner most 
likely to prevent the loss of other federal assistance 
The commission may adopt rules to implement this subsection Rules adopted under this 
subsect10n are routme techmcal rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of the emergency clause 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or sect10n 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause It amends 
the bill to reqmre the Public Utilities Commiss10n to establish a Class II resource 
reqmrement alternative compliance payment rate and reqmres the commiss10n to consider 
historical prices and investments that may affect the availability or price of Class II 
resources in establishing all alternative compliance rates Alternative compliance payments 
for Class II resource requrrements must be used to provide financial assistance to low-
mcome households mstead of bemg deposited mto the Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Resource Fund and amends the sect10n of law drrectmg the commiss10n to provide low-
mcome assistance to include the receipt of alternative compliance payments The 
amendment also removes language from the bill that makes changes to the Class IA 
resource and thermal renewable energy credit portfolio reqmrement report 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/15/23 ~ae 
LD 1888 
LR 1470(02) 
An Act to Reduce Electric1ty Costs for Mame's Consumers and Busmesses by Amendmg the Laws 
Governmg Renewable Resources 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Comnnttee Amendment ''fl (,5 ., 55'~ \ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
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Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Mmor revenue mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
---i'\cal DetaII and Notes 
Any add1t10nal costs to the Pubhc Utilities Co1TI1TI1ss10n (PUC) to implement the prov1s10ns of this bill regardmg Class 
II resources are expected to be mmor and can be absorbed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources Currently, the PUC 
coordmates with the Mame State Housmg Authonty (MSHA) to adimmster ex1stmg PUC low-mcome assistance 
programs The PUC ant1c1pates that the new revenues from alternative compliance payments related to Class II 
resources will be transferred to the MSHA and expended w1thm ex1stmg low-mcome assistance programs 
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