Resolve, To Evaluate the Energy Use of the State House

Sec. 1. Energy audit of State House. Resolved: That the Efficiency Maine Trust, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 10103, shall conduct an energy audit of the State House. The Efficiency Maine Trust shall report its findings, including, but not limited to, recommendations regarding ways to save energy and reduce the use of oil in the short term such as the use of energy-efficient lighting and minimizing heat loss and in the long term such as the use of geothermal or wind energy, to the Legislative Council no later than December 7, 2011. The Efficiency Maine Trust shall provide funding for this energy audit.

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This bill requires the Efficiency Maine Trust to conduct an energy audit of the State House. The Efficiency Maine Trust is required to report its findings, including, but not limited to, recommendations regarding ways to save energy and reduce the use of oil in the short term such as the use of energy-efficient lighting and minimizing heat loss and in the long term such as the use of geothermal or wind energy, to the Legislative Council no later than December 7, 2011.