Amendment #44 to H4377

Cost-Effective Definitions

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill in section 1, line 85, by striking clause (vi) and inserting in place thereof the following clause: - “(vi) provide reliability, price, and economic and environmental benefits to Massachusetts ratepayers, to the extent that they are quantifiable, that outweigh any costs to Massachusetts ratepayers;”;

and further , in line 92, by inserting after the word “contracts” the following words: - “to Massachusetts ratepayers to the extent that they are quantifiable”;

and further, in line 218, by striking clause (viii) and inserting in place thereof the following clause: -

“(viii) provide reliability, price, and economic and environmental benefits to Massachusetts ratepayers, to the extent that they are quantifiable, that outweigh any costs to Massachusetts ratepayers;” ;

and further, in line 226, by inserting after the words “contracts” the following words: - to Massachusetts ratepayers to the extent that they are quantifiable”.