Amendment ID: S2074-1

Amendment 1

renewable energy generation on closed landfills

[Sponsors] moves to amend the bill by striking out section 1 and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sections:-

SECTION 1.  Subsection (f) of section 1A of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 194 and 195, the words “before January 1, 2009, and 50 megawatts of such a facility after January 1, 2010”.

SECTION 1A.  Said section 1A of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-

(g) Neither this section nor sections 1B to 1H, inclusive, shall preclude an electric company or a distribution company from owning and operating generation facilities that produce solar energy; provided, however, that such generation facilities are constructed by the company prior to June 30, 2014.  Electric companies and distribution companies shall be prohibited from selling, leasing, renting or otherwise transferring all or a portion of a solar generation facility without prior approval by the department.

SECTION 1B.  Section 9H of chapter 723 of the acts of 1983 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 6, the words “quality engineering” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- protection.