SECTION 1.Section 7(26)(s) of chapter 4 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

SECTION 2.Section 1 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 99, the word “confidential” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- non-public.

SECTION 3.Section 1 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 100, the words “subclause (r) of section 7 of chapter 4” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- sections 1F and 134 of chapter 164.

SECTION 4.  Section 1F of chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

“(10) Trade secrets or competitively-sensitive or other proprietary information provided in the course of activities conducted by a governmental body as an energy supplier under a license granted by the department of public utilities pursuant to this section, when such governmental body determines that such disclosure will adversely affect its ability to conduct business in relation to other entities making, selling or distributing electric power and energy shall not be public subject to disclosure under chapter 66; provided, however, that this clause shall not exempt a public entity from disclosure required of a private entity so licensed.”

SECTION 5.Section 47D of chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8-10, the words “its ability to conduct business in relation to other entities making, selling, or distributing electric power and energy pursuant to this chapter.” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-  the plant’s customers or its ability to conduct business.

SECTION 6.Section 134 of chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

“(c) Trade secrets or competitively-sensitive or other proprietary information provided in the course of activities conducted as a municipal aggregator or by a cooperative consisting of governmental entities organized pursuant to this section, when such municipal aggregator or cooperative determines that such disclosure will adversely affect its ability to conduct business in relation to other entities making, selling or distributing electric power and energy shall not be public subject to disclosure under chapter 66; provided, however, that this clause shall not exempt a public entity from disclosure required of a private entity so licensed.”