SENATE DOCKET, NO. 77 FILED ON: 1/14/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1662
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James B. Eldridge
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal lighting plants..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
James B. Eldridge |
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Harriette L. Chandler |
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Cynthia S. Creem |
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Michael R. Knapik |
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James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
John F. Keenan |
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Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 77 FILED ON: 1/14/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1662
By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1662) of James B. Eldridge, Harriette L. Chandler, Cynthia S. Creem, Michael R. Knapik and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal lighting plants. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1505 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal lighting plants..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, as amended by section 11 of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "NOx Allowance Trading Program;" the following:- provided however that all such amounts generated by municipal lighting plants pursuant to the Forward Capacity Market program administered by ISO New England and all amounts generated by all cap and trade pollution control programs, including, but not limited to, the carbon dioxide allowance trading mechanism established pursuant to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Memorandum of Understanding and the NOx Allowance Trading Program, shall be returned to said municipal lighting plants