Amendment ID: S2372-5-R1

Redraft Amendment 5

OffShore Wind Energy Generation

Messrs. Tarr, Pacheco and OConnor move to amend the amendment by inserting in line 120 after the word "capacity" the following:-"provided, however that the department of energy resources may determine and require subsequent solicitations and procurements beyond 2000 megawatt-hours if in the best of the commonwealth and to ensure compliance with Chapter 298 of the Acts of 2008. If the departments so determines additional solicitations are necessary, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature explaining its rationale, provided that in the event that the department seeks to undertake such actions, it shall submit a report containing the rationale therefore to the legislature and shall provide 60 days for the review of the report and any response.

And move to further amend the bill in Section 12, in line 277, by striking the words "of not more than” and inserting in place thereof the following words: - “for an annual amount of electricity of at least”;

and further in said section, in line 277, by inserting after the words “December 31, 2018” the following words: - “; provided, however the 12,450,000 megawatt-hours shall be in commercial operation by December 31, 2020; provided, further that the department of energy resources may determine and require subsequent solicitations and procurements beyond 12,450,000 megawatt-hours if in the best interest to the commonwealth and to ensure compliance with Chapter 298 of the Acts of 2008. If the departments so determines additional solicitations are necessary, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature explaining its rationale,provided that in the event that the department seeks to undertake such actions, it shall submit a report containing the rationale therefore to the legislature and shall provide 60 days for the review of the report and any response