Amendment #29 to H4738

relative to increasing the renewable portfolio standard

Representatives Khan of Newton, Balser of Newton, Barber of Somerville, Cabral of New Bedford, Connolly of Cambridge, Decker of Cambridge, DiZoglio of Methuen, Dooley of Norfolk, DuBois of Brockton, Ehrlich of Marblehead, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Fernandes of Falmouth, Garballey of Arlington, Garlick of Needham, Gentile of Sudbury, Goldstein-Rose of Amherst, Gordon of Bedford, Hawkins of Attleboro, Hay of Fitchburg, Hecht of Watertown, Higgins of Leominster, Holmes of Boston, Kaufman of Lexington, Keefe of Worcester, Koczera of New Bedford, Kulik of Worthington, Lewis of Framingham, Livingstone of Boston, Malia of Boston, Mark of Peru, Meschino of Hull, Murray of Milford, Provost of Somerville, Rogers of Cambridge, Rushing of Boston, Scibak of South Hadley, Smizik of Brookline, Stanley of Waltham, Tosado of Springfield, Ultrino of Malden and Vega of Holyoke move to amend the bill by striking out section 6 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

“SECTION 6. Section 11F of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 16 and 17, the words “and (3) an additional 1 per cent of sales every year thereafter”, and inserting in place thereof the following words: - “(3) an additional 1 per cent of sales every year until December 31, 2018; (4) an additional 1.5 per cent of sales by December 31, 2019; (5) an additional 2 per cent of sales by December 31, 2020; (6) an additional 2.5 per cent of sales by December 31, 2021; and (7) an additional 3 per cent of sales every year thereafter."