Amendment ID: S2819-63-R1

Redraft Amendment 63

Expanding Electric New Construction

Messrs. Eldridge and Moore, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Comerford, Ms. Chang-Diaz, Mr. Hinds and Ms. Lovely move that the proposed new text be amended in subsection (b) of Section 52 by striking out, in lines 698 through 705, the following words:- “The department shall approve not more than 10 applications under this section; provided,  however, that the department shall accept into the program any city or town that has received local approval prior to the effective date of this act and such community having received local approval may begin enforcement of its general or zoning by-law not sooner than 30 days after submitting its application to the department. In approving an application under this section from a city or town that did not receive prior local approval, the department shall consider regional and demographic diversity of communities participating in the demonstration project. No city or town shall apply for such a demonstration project until it has received local approval.”

and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

The department shall approve not more than 40 applications under this section; provided,  however, that the department shall accept into the program any city or town that has received local approval prior to the effective date of this act and such community having received local approval may begin enforcement of its general or zoning by-law not earlier than 30 days after submitting its application to the department. All Gateway municipalities shall be eligible to participate in this demonstration program regardless of the current number of participating towns and cities and the participation of Gateway municipalities shall not contribute to the demonstration program’s 40 city and town limit. In approving an application under this section from a city or town that did not receive prior local approval, the department shall consider regional and demographic diversity of communities participating in the demonstration project. No city or town shall apply for such demonstration project until it has received local approval. The department shall make its decision within 30 days of receipt of each application.