An Act to Improve
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1850
Committee Amendment CA_A_H705 (House)

FffiST SPECIAL SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ft" to H.P. 1234, L.D. 1850, "An Act to Improve 
Interagency Coordination on Renewable Energy Construction Projects" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, to Improve Interagency Coordination and Information Accessibility 
Regarding Renewable Energy Construction Projects' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Data related to renewable energy construction projects. Resolved: 
That the Governor's Energy Office, referred to in this resolve as "the office,." shall 
coordinate with state agencies that permit, regulate or provide state assistance to renewable 
energy construction projects, including, but not limited to, the Department of 
Environmental Protection, the Department of Labor, the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry and the Public Utilities Commission, to evaluate how to display 
and maintain data regarding renewable energy construction projects in an efficient, 
meaningful and publicly accessible manner for the purposes of identifying renewable 
energy trends in this State, including through the development of a database. For the 
purposes of this resolve, "renewable energy construction project" or "project" means a 
source of electrical generation that has a nameplate capacity of 500 kilowatts or more and 
relies on a source of generation described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 
3210, subsection 2, paragraph C, subparagraph (2). The evaluation must provide a method 
to make the data publicly available and, to the extent practicable, a method for obtaining 
information from renewable energy construction project developers, including, but not 
limited to: 
1. The project's name; 
2. The project owner's name and contact information, including, but not limited to, the 
project owner's mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address; 
3. The project's location; 
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4. A description of the purposes for which the land on which the project is located was 
used prior to the development of the project; 
5. The project's nameplate capacity; 
6. The anticipated start date of construction of the project; 
7. Whether the project is subject to the provisions of Title 26, chapter 43; 
8. Whether the project is subject to the provisions of Title 26, section 1306-A or 3213; 
9. Whether the project owner has sought, intends to seek or has received state or federal 
assistance, including, but not limited to, tax credits, grants or loans; 
10. The status of environmental and construction permits the project has applied for or 
received; 
11. The status of any approval requested for the project under Title 38, section 484-C 
or 484-D or Title 38, chapter 35; and 
12. Whether the project owner intends to seek certification for the project under Title 
35-A, section 3210 and, if so, under which resource class. 
Sec. 2. Evaluation criteria. Resolved: That the office's evaluation required under 
section 1 must consider: 
1. Whether state agencies that permit, regulate or provide state assistance to projects 
currently have access to the information listed in section 1 and have the ability to make the 
information publicly available; 
2. Efficient and cost-effective methods to gather information listed in section 1 that is 
not held by a state agency; 
3. Whether information in addition to that listed in section 1 should be collected from 
project developers or owners for the purposes of identifying renewable energy trends; 
4. Whether existing state databases can be modified to most efficiently display any 
information in addition to that listed in section 1 required by this resolve; 
5. Appropriate criteria for the inclusion of a project with a nameplate capacity of more 
than 500 kilowatts, including, but not limited to, criteria related to the project's in-service 
date; 
6. A reasonable frequency for database updates; 
7. Whether and through what mechanism the office may or could be given the authority 
to require the provision of timely and accurate information by project developers or owners; 
8. Whether additional staff or financial resources may be necessary to develop and 
maintain the data under section 1 or if it is feasible to maintain this data within existing 
resources of the office; and 
9. Potential funding sources to support the development and long-term maintenance of 
the data under section 1. 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That the office, in consultation with the state agencies 
listed in section 1, shall submit a report on the evaluation under this resolve to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology by February 1, 2026. The report 
must contain recommendations related to how to display and maintain data regarding 
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renewable energy construction projects in an efficient, meaningful and publicly accessible 
manner for the purposes of identifying renewable energy trends in this State. 
The 
committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature 
based on the report.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. It directs the Governor's Energy 
Office to coordinate with state agencies that pennit, regulate or provide state assistance to 
renewable energy construction projects, including, but not limited to, the Department of 
Environmental Protection, the Department of Labor, the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry and the Public Utilities Commission, to evaluate how to display 
and maintain data regarding renewable energy construction projects in an efficient, 
meaningful and publicly accessible manner for the purposes of identifying renewable 
energy trends in Maine, including through the development of a database. The evaluation 
must provide a method to make the data publicly available and, to the extent practicable, a 
method for obtaining information from renewable energy construction developers. The 
amendment establishes evaluation criteria that the office must use in conducting the 
evaluation. The office must submit a report on the evaluation to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology by February 1, 2026, and the committee 
may report out a bill based on the office's report. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 05/30/25 L-RL-
LD 1850 
LR 741(02). 
An Act to Improve Interagency Coordination on Renewable Energy Construction Projects 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''I('' /H-7-r£) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the various agencies impacted by the provisions of this bill are anticipated to be minor and can 
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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