Amendment ID: S2477-118-R1

Redraft Amendment 118

Technical Amendment

Mr. Rodrigues moves that the proposed new draft be amended in section 9, by striking out, in line 72, the figure “21P” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: “21Q”; and

in section 11, in proposed section 7 of chapter 21Q, by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- “The council shall be appointed by the governor and comprised of members representing: (i) environmental protection; (ii) low-income and moderate-income population advocacy; (iii) persons of less than 18 years of age; (iv) persons from communities disproportionately impacted by climate change; (v) employees of small business in the green energy sector; (vi) electric power generation and distribution; (vii) transportation; (viii) the distinguishing characteristics and vulnerabilities of rural, suburban and urban households; (ix) farming; (x) consumer protection; (xi) housing; (xii) commercial development; (xiii) industrial and manufacturing; (xiv) sectors that may displace workers through emission reductions efforts and advancements in green technology; (xv) transportation; (xvi) land use; and (xvii) local government.”; and

in section 26, by inserting after the word “meet”, in line 366, the following words: “or exceed”; and

by striking out section 38 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

“SECTION 38. Section 94 of said chapter 143, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 110 to 113, inclusive, the words “as part of the state building code, together with any more stringent energy-efficiency provisions that the board, in consultation with the department of energy resources, concludes are warranted” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “and any amendments thereto as part of the state building code, in consultation with the department of energy resources”; and

in section 46, by inserting after the word “emissions”, in line 593, the following words:- “ ; and provided further, that the pilots shall not include the blending of other fuels with fossil-based natural gas”; and

by adding the following section:-

“SECTION 62. Sections 11, 34 and 35 shall take effect 90 days after the effective date of this act.”.