Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-23

ENV 23

Clean Energy Investment Fund

Messrs. Barrett, O'Connor, Tarr, Keenan and Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by striking out item 1595-6232 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

“1595-6232 For the Clean Energy Investment Fund, established in section 15 of chapter 23J of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be expended for clean energy workforce development initiatives and investments to support emissions reductions in the energy, transportation and buildings sectors, as directed by the clean energy and climate plan for 2050; and provided further, that not later than July 1, 2024, the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, in consultation with the Massachusetts clean energy center, shall submit a report to the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy and the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) summaries of the investments made from or expected to be made from the transfer; (ii) the workforce training programs supported or developed with funds from the transfer, including the number of workers served by each program; and (iii) the estimated impacts of the transfer towards the clean energy climate plan for 2050’s outlined goals, including details by sector .....................$35,000,000”.