Amendment ID: S2477-113-R1

Redraft Amendment 113

Energy efficiency advisory council

Messrs. Eldridge, Collins, Feeney, Keenan and Montigny, Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Welch, Ms. Comerford, Mr. Brady, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Timilty and Pacheco move that the proposed new draft be amended by removing subsection (b), of section 11, and replacing it with the following:-

(b) There shall be a board, with duties and powers established pursuant to this chapter, that shall govern the commission and that shall consist of: the secretary of energy and environmental affairs who shall serve ex officio; 2 members appointed by the attorney general who shall have expertise in energy economics, public health, climate science or statistics, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of not less than 3 individuals nominated by the energy efficiency advisory council under section 22 of chapter 25; and 8 members appointed by the governor, 4 of whom shall be selected from a list comprised of 1 individual nominated by each president or chancellor of an institution of higher education in the commonwealth classified by the Carnegie Classification System as a doctorate-granting university with very high research activity, 1 of whom shall have expertise in energy economics, public health, climate science or statistics, 1 of whom shall be selected from a list of not less than 3 individuals nominated by the greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures advisory committee established under section 8 of chapter 21N,  1 of whom is a member of an environmental justice group, and 1 of whom belongs to a youth climate organization and is under the age of 22.  All persons appointed to the commission shall be selected without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of the qualifications and experience that the appointing authorities determine are necessary to fulfilling the mission of the commission.