Amendment #879 to H3800

Increasing Opportunities for Emissions Reduction

Mr. Golden of Lowell 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)".