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§3403
Title 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER
Chapter 34: THE MAINE WIND ENERGY ACT
§3405

§3404. Determination of public policy; state wind energy generation goals

1.  Encouragement of wind energy-related development.  It is the policy of the State in furtherance of the goals established in subsection 2, to encourage the attraction of appropriately sited development related to wind energy, including any additional transmission and other energy infrastructure needed to transport additional offshore wind energy to market, consistent with all state environmental standards; the permitting and financing of wind energy projects; and the siting, permitting, financing and construction of wind energy research and manufacturing facilities.  
[PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §3 (AMD).]
2.  State wind energy generation goals.  The goals for wind energy development in the State are that there be:  
A. At least 2,000 megawatts of installed capacity by 2015;   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §4 (AMD).]
B. At least 3,000 megawatts of installed capacity by 2020, including 300 megawatts or more from generation facilities located in coastal waters, as defined by Title 12, section 6001, subsection 6, or in proximate federal waters; and   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §4 (AMD).]
C. At least 8,000 megawatts of installed capacity by 2030, including 5,000 megawatts from generation facilities located in coastal waters, as defined by Title 12, section 6001, subsection 6, or in proximate federal waters.   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §4 (AMD).]
3.  Wind energy development; impacts to fisheries.  If, in reviewing a proposed commercial lease for a wind energy development for any purpose other than scientific research or technological development to be located in federal waters within lobster management area 1, the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management determines that the wind energy development would have a significant adverse impact on fisheries, the State shall request that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management work to minimize that impact.  
For the purposes of this subsection, "wind energy development" has the same meaning as in section 3451, subsection 11 and "lobster management area 1" means the area defined by rule by the Department of Marine Resources.  
[PL 2021, c. 407, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 646, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §6 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 407, §1 (AMD).
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