Section 19 of Chapter 25 of General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following after subsection (a):
(b) In addition to the funding sources specified in section 19(a), there shall be a charge of $xx.xx per mmbtu of distillate oil sold to consumers in the Commonwealth and $xx.xx per mmbtu of propane sold to consumers in the Commonwealth, collected by the department of energy resources and allocated annually to the electric energy efficiency programs. This funding shall be used for the purpose of supporting energy efficiency programs, delivered by the Program Administrators, that result in customers switching from an oil or propane energy technology to electric clean energy technologies. A maximum of 90 percent of the funds collected shall be used to fund energy efficiency program costs for fuel conversions. A minimum of 5 percent of funds shall be used to develop a clean heating and cooling workforce training program for the purpose of training those employed, or previously employed, by a delivered fuel distribution company. 5 percent of funds shall be allocated to the department of energy resources for costs associated with collecting the funds from delivered fuel providers. 20 percent of the funds derived from the surcharge will be directed to programs supporting low- and moderate-income energy efficiency and electrification efforts. Any unused funds shall be held by the department of energy resources for allocation in future program years.
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