| (4) After consulting, when appropriate, with the New England | governors and upon the recommendations of the Maine | Public Utilities Commission, regulate the generation, | distribution and consumption of electricity; |
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| (5) Establish temporary state and local boards and | agencies; |
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| (6) Establish and implement programs and agreements for | the purposes of coordinating the emergency energy | response of the State with those of the Federal | Government and of other states and localities; |
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| (7) Temporarily suspend truck weight and size regulations, | but not in conflict with federal regulations; and |
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| (8) Regulate the storage, distribution and consumption of | home heating oil.; and |
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| (9)__If the energy emergency was caused by a lack of | electric grid reliability in this State resulting from | insufficient capacity resources, take appropriate | action, in consultation with the Public Utilities | Commission, to procure sufficient capacity resources | including generation capacity and interruptible, demand | response or energy efficiency capacity resources. |
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| | Sec. C-3. Public Utilities Commission resource plan. The Public Utilities | Commission shall adopt the resource plan required under the Maine | Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3210-D in accordance with | the following schedule. |
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| | 1. Outline and strategy. By March 1, 2007, the commission | shall establish an outline or procurement strategy for the | resource plan and provide the outline or procurement strategy to | the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over utilities matters for its review and comment. |
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| | 2. Final resource plan. By March 1, 2008, the commission shall | submit to the Legislature provisionally adopted rules | establishing the resource plan. |
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| | Sec. D-1. Maine Energy Council. |
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