Amendment ID: S2829-105

Amendment 105

Offshore Wind

Messrs. Pacheco, Brady and Tarr move that the proposed new draft be amended by adding after section ____ the following section:-

"SECTION ____.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of energy resources may require distribution companies, as defined in section 1 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, to jointly and competitively conduct additional offshore wind generation solicitations and procurements, if it finds it is necessary to meet the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits established in chapter 21N of the General Laws.  Any selected projects must use practices to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impact to wildlife, natural resources, ecosystems, and traditional or existing water-dependent uses."