Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-43

ENV 43

Level Funding for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Messrs. Barrett, Eldridge, Moore and Lewis, Ms. Miranda, Messrs. Mark, Tarr, Feeney, Payano and O'Connor and Ms. Moran moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2E, 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 that comply with the limits and sublimits set pursuant to chapter 21N and various clean energy and climate plans formulated in connection thereof, and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2025, 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 compliance with the limits and sublimits set pursuant to chapter 21N and various clean energy and climate plans formulated in connection thereof …………….....................$30,000,000”.