An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Duties of the Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 655, Pt. C, §1, is further amended to read:
C. In consultation with the Efficiency Maine Trust Board, established in Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 10-C, prepare and submit a comprehensive state energy plan to the Governor and the Legislature by January 15, 2009 and submit an updated plan every 2 years thereafter. Within the comprehensive state energy plan, the director shall identify opportunities to lower the cost of energy to consumers in this State and transmission capacity and infrastructure needs and recommend appropriate actions to lower the cost of energy to consumers in this State and facilitate the development and integration of new renewable energy generation within the State and support the State's renewable resource portfolio requirements specified in Title 35-A, section 3210 and wind energy development goals specified in Title 35-A, section 3404;
Sec. 2. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§3, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 656, Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:
J. Take action as necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of the state energy plan prepared pursuant to paragraph C including lowering the cost of energy to consumers in this State.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the laws prescribing the duties of the Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security to require the director to identify opportunities to lower the cost of energy to Maine consumers, recommend appropriate actions to lower the cost of energy to Maine consumers and take action as necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of the comprehensive state energy plan including lowering the cost of energy to Maine consumers.