An Act to Advance
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0725
Committee Amendment CA_A_H899 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to H.P. 464, L.D. 725, "An Act to Advance
Equitable Energy Policy in Maine"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
Resolve, Directing the Efficiency Maine Trust to Study the Quality of Jobs It Creates
in Consultation with an Advisory Group'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and insertiag the following:
'See. 1. Efficiency MEaine Trust study. Resolved: That the Efficiency Maine
Tmst, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 10103 and referred to
in this resolve as "the tmst," shall study, within existing resources and in consultation with
the advisory group under section 2, the quality of jobs created through projects funded by
the trust pursuant to Title 35-A, section 10104. As part of the study, the tmst, in consultation
with the advisory group, shall prepare a survey to study the quality of jobs created fhrough
projects funded by the trust and shall distribute that survey to qualified partners that employ
3 or more craft workers. The findings of the survey must be used to identify workforce
development needs and any existing plans to address these needs and to develop the
findings and recommendations of the study.
As used in this resolve, "qualified partner" means an installer that has completed an
application and received acceptance by the trust to serve as an Efficiency Maine Qualified
Partner; and "craft worker" has the same meanmg as in Title 26, section 1304, subsection
3-A.
Sec. 2. Advisory group; members and duties. Resolved: That the trust shall
0 convene an advisory group to consult with the tmst regarding the study described in section
1, including regarding the development of the survey described in section 1 and the analysis
of the data collected through that survey, The director of the trust or the director's designee
shall participate in and oversee the advisory group and shall invite at least one
representative from the Maine Labor Climate Council and any additional members
considered necessary by the director to ensure comprehensive stakeholder representation.
The advisory group shall assist the trust in:
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMm-EE AMENDMENT " ^" to H.P. 464, L.D. 725
1. Developing the questions to be included in and the distribution method for the survey
described in section 1. The survey must include questions designed to collect employment
data from qualified partners surveyed, includmg data regarding:
A. Employee compensation;
B. Employee retirement benefits and health insurance benefits, including the number
of employees enrolled in the employer s health plan and the employer s contribution;
C. Where employees received training; and
D. The number of employees injured while working on projects funded by the trust;
2. Analyzing employment data collected through the survey; and
3. Developing fmdmgs and recommendations to be included in the report under section
3.
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That, no later than January 31, 2027, the director of the
tmst shall submit a report setting forth the fmdings and recommendations of the study under
section 1 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor
matters. The committee may report out legislation related to the report to the 133rd
Legislature in 2027.'
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill, which
is a concept draft, with a resolve that directs the Efficiency Maine Trust to study, within
existing resources, the quality of jobs created due to projects funded by the tmst. The
amendment directs the trust to convene an advisory group to inform and consult on the
development of a survey and to assist in the analysis of the survey results. The findings of
the survey must be used to develop the findings and recommendations of the study. The
amendment requires the director of the tmst to submit a report to the joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters setting forth the
findings and recommendations of the study and authorizes the committee to report out
legislation related to the report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
FISCAL NOTE REQmRED
(See attached)
Page2-132LM954(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 03/19/26 i-Ki-
LD 725 LR 1954(02)
An Act to Advance Equitable Energy Policy in Maine
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "^J
Committee: Labor
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Efficiency Maine Tmst
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Efficiency Maine Tmst from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be
j absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
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