An Act to Improve Disclosure of Present and Future Costs to Mame Electricity Consumers
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0923
Committee Amendment CA_A_S91 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3110

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11- '' to SP 394, L D 923, "An Act to Improve 
Disclosure of Present and Future Costs to Mame Electricity Consumers" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3110 is enacted to read 
§3110 Rate disclosures 
Current transmission and distribution utility rates On January 1st of each year, 
the commiss10n shall publish on the commission's publicly accessible website residential 
transmiss10n and distribution utility rates and standard-offei supply rates apphcable for the 
penod of January: 1st to December 31st of that year The commission shall update the 
published rates withm 30 days of any change m those rates 
Sec. 2. Deferred costs. The Pubhc Utihties Commission shall detennme the method 
necessary to convey to residential ratepayers of a transmission and d1stnbutlon uhhty the 
anticipated effects of all deferred costs approved by the comm1ss1on on residential 
transmission and d1stnbut10n ut1hty rates The commission shall publish this mfonnat10n 
on its pubhcly accessible website by November 1, 2023 By January 1, 2024, the 
commission shall provide this mformat1on along with any recommended legislation to the 
Jomt Standmg Committee on Energy, Utihtles and Technology, which may report out 
legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill Like the bill, it reqmres the Public Utilities 
Commiss10n to annually pubhsh on its pubhcly accessible website current residential 
transmiss10n and distribution utility rates, but also requires the commission to publish the 
standard-offe1 supply rates It also reqmres the commission to determme the method 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~ "to SP 394, L D 923 { $..q fj 
necessary to convey to residential ratepayers of a transmiss10n and distribution utility the 
anticipated effects of all deferred costs approved by the comm1ss1on on residential 
transm1ss1on and distribution utihty rates and to pubhsh this mformation on the 
commission's publicly accessible website by November 1, 2023 Lastly, It reqmres the 
comm1ss1on to provide this mformat1on along with any recommended legislation to the 
Jomt Standmg Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, which may report out 
legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 131 st Legislature 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 04/23/23 ;rl;,ae 
LD923 
LR2266(02) 
An Act to Improve Disclosure of Present and Future Costs to Mame Electricity Consumers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ',g' [5-C/t) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any addtnonal costs to the Public Unhties Comnnssion to implement the provtsions of this bill are expected to be 
mmor and can be absorbed w1thm existmg budgeted resources 
LR2266(02) - Fiscal Note - Page l of 1