CHAPTER 558
H.P. 1263 - L.D. 1741
An Act To Amend the Laws Relating To Requirements for Competitive Electricity Providers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 657, §18, is further amended to read:
D. May not telemarket services to the consumer if the consumer has filed with the commission a written request not to receive telemarketing from competitive electricity providers Must comply with all federal and state laws, federal regulations and state rules regarding the prohibition or limitation of telemarketing;
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶¶E and F, as amended by PL 1999, c. 657, §18, are further amended to read:
E. Must provide to the consumer within 30 days of contracting for retail service a disclosure of information provided to the commission pursuant to rules adopted under subsection 3 in a standard written format established by the commission; and
F. Must comply with any other applicable standards or requirements adopted by the commission by rule or order.; and
Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶G is enacted to read:
G. Must provide at least once annually to the consumer any information disclosures required by the commission by rule pursuant to subsection 3.
Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 657, §19, is amended to read:
F. May not initiate a telephone solicitation call to a consumer who has notified the competitive electricity provider of the consumer's wish not to receive telephone solicitation calls made by or on behalf of the competitive electricity provider Must comply with all federal and state laws, federal regulations and state rules regarding the prohibition or limitation of telemarketing; and
Sec. 5. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 657, §19, is repealed.
Effective July 30, 2004, unless otherwise indicated.
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