Amendment #871 to H3800

CPACE Technical Changes

Mr. Golden of Lowell moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections: “SECTION  XXXX.  Subsection (a) of section 3 of chapter 23M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “entity,” in line 4, the following words:- and to establish and administer a third-party financing program.

SECTION XXXX. Subsection (g) of said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 130 to 131,the words “and remedies”.

SECTION XXXX. Said subsection (g) of said section 3 chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the sixth sentence the following sentence:- In the event a lien for property taxes of the municipality is foreclosed, the betterment assessment lien shall be extinguished solely with regard to any installments that were due and owing on the date of foreclosure of such tax lien, and the betterment assessment lien shall otherwise survive such foreclosure.

SECTION XXXX. Said subsection (g) of said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 141, the words “judgment of”.

SECTION XXXX. Said subsection (g) of said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 143 to 144, the word “judgment,” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- foreclosure.

SECTION XXXX. Subsection (h) of said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 158 to 159, the words “and a suit on the debt,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- in a manner consistent with the rights afforded a mortgagee under the provisions of section 21 of chapter 183, and an action of contract or any other appropriate action, suit or proceeding.”

5.Increasing Opportunities for Emissions Reduction

moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

Section XXXX: Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 22 of chapter 21A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out clause (iv), and inserting in place thereof the following clause:- “(iv) to promote energy efficiency, conservation, demand response, greenhouse gas mitigation and climate change adaptation in a manner that considers the cost and benefits of such programs and.”

Section XXXX: Subsection (a) of section 19 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 13 to 19, the words "cap and trade pollution control programs, including, but not limited to, and subject to section 22 of chapter 21A, not less than 80 per cent of amounts generated by the carbon dioxide allowance trading mechanism established under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Memorandum of Understanding, as defined in subsection (a) of section 22 of chapter 21A, and the NOx Allowance Trading Program; and (3)".