Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-965

ENV 965

Providing funding for the green communities program and zero emission vehicles

Messrs. Barrett and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following two sections:

Section XX. 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 (ii) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:- “(ii) to fund the green communities program established in section 10 of chapter 25A and to promote zero emission vehicle adoption in the transportation sector by incentivizing private investments in said vehicles.  The fund shall prioritize the green communities program and zero emission vehicle adoption by allocating, through June 30, 2022, not more than $32,000,000 per year to said initiatives.

Section XX.  The department of energy resources shall examine the cost-effectiveness in greenhouse gas emissions reductions of initiatives funded pursuant to section 22(c)(1)(ii) of chapter 21A of the General Laws, as amended by section XX of this act, and issue a report on its findings to the House and Senate Chairs of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy no later than January 1, 2022.