Amendment ID: S2477-69-R1

Redraft Amendment 69

Integrated Climate Change Strategy for the Commonwealth

Messrs. Tarr, O'Connor, Pacheco and Tran move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting after section 59 the following section:-

"SECTION 59A. Not later than December 31, 2025, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall publish a comprehensive energy plan, as required under executive order no. 569. The plan may be prepared in accordance with other requirements of this act and shall be based upon reasonable projections and shall include: (i) the commonwealth’s energy demands for electricity, transportation and thermal conditioning; and (ii) strategies for meeting these demands in a regional context. The plan shall prioritize meeting energy demand through conservation, energy efficiency and other demand-reduction resources in a manner that contributes to the commonwealth meeting the limits and sublimits established pursuant to chapter 21N of the General Laws.".