Amendment ID: S2829-41

Amendment 41

EEAC Equity Focus

Messrs. Lewis and Eldridge move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 14, by inserting after the words “maximize net”, in line 158, the following words:- “climate, environmental, equity and”;

By inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:- “Approval shall not be granted unless the council determines that program administrators have demonstrated the plan’s alignment with Chapter 21N greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits and with priorities of this section.”; and

By adding at the end of the second paragraph the following:- "The council shall establish annually increasing targets for serving populations traditionally underserved by the program including but not limited to low- moderate-income ratepayers, renter ratepayers, ratepayers whose primary language is not English, small business ratepayers and ratepayers in Environmental Justice communities.”