HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 697 FILED ON: 1/14/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2867
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia A. Haddad
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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 the continued enhancement of the offshore wind industry in the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Patricia A. Haddad | 5th Bristol | 1/10/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 1/24/2019 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/28/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/2/2019 |
Christopher Hendricks | 11th Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Norman J. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 1/29/2019 |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 1/25/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 697 FILED ON: 1/14/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2867
By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2867) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to further regulating the offshore wind industry. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to the continued enhancement of the offshore wind industry in the Commonwealth.
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. Subsection b of section 83C of chapter 169 of the Acts of 2008, as amended by chapter 188 of the acts of 2016, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “1600” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 3,200
SECTION 2. Said subsection b in section 83C is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “24” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 12
SECTION 3. Said subsection b in section 83C is hereby further amended by striking out the following:-
“; provided, however, that the department of public utilities shall not approve a long-term contract that results from a subsequent solicitation and procurement period if the levelized price per megawatt hour, plus associated transmission costs, is greater than or equal to the levelized price per megawatt hour plus transmission costs that resulted from the previous procurement”
SECTION 4. Said section 83C is hereby further amended by inserting after subsection d the following new subsection:-
(e) The winning bid shall be chosen by the selection committee which shall consider all proposals and criteria in subsection (d) when making a final decision. The committee shall consist of the following members: the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, which shall be the chair; the attorney general; the secretary of the executive office of housing and economic development; and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy.