{"AmendmentNumber":"136","ParentBillNumber":"S3143","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"A_G0","Name":"Adam Gómez","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/A_G0","ResponseDate":"2026-06-26T14:37:21.82"},"Category":null,"Action":"Rejected","RollCall":[],"Title":"Modernizing Governance","Branch":"Senate","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr.  Gómez, Ms. Kennedy and Ms. Edwards move that the proposed new text be amended in section 9, in line 63, by striking out the following words:- “building decarbonization through the elimination of fossil fuel end uses or the reduction of energy use through energy efficiency and load management resources” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “energy efficiency, demand reduction and building decarbonization, including the reduction of energy use through energy efficiency and load management resources and the elimination of fossil fuel end uses”; \r\nIn section 21, in subsection (a)(1), by striking the following words:- “the electric distribution companies and municipal aggregators with certified energy plans shall, in coordination with the energy efficiency advisory council established in section 22, jointly prepare” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “a single independent administrator, competitively procured by the department, shall prepare, subject to the approval of the energy efficiency management review and financial oversight board established in section 86 of this act and with the input of the energy efficiency advisory council established in section 22”;\r\nand in said subsection further striking the words:- “building decarbonization through the elimination of fossil fuel end uses or the reduction of fossil fuel energy use through energy efficiency and load management resources” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “energy efficiency, demand reduction and building decarbonization, including the reduction of energy use through energy efficiency and load management resources and the elimination of fossil fuel end uses”;\r\nIn section 21, in line 166, by inserting after the word “programs” the following words:- “, with weatherization, insulation and building-shell air sealing measures designated as a funding priority within the plan,”;\r\nIn section 21, subsection (a)(4), by striking out the words:- “The plan shall not allow for expenditures on program planning and administration to exceed 5 per cent of the total energy efficiency expenditures of the 3-year term” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “The plan shall not allow total non-incentive overhead expenditures, which shall include administration, marketing, program planning, program delivery, and lead vendor and implementation costs, to exceed 15 per cent of the total expenditures of the 3-year term. The plan shall direct not less than 85 per cent of the total expenditures of the 3-year term to direct customer incentives and energy assessments. The state auditor shall annually audit compliance with this paragraph and shall report the results to the board, the department, and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives”;\r\nIn section 21, subsection (d), by striking out the words:- “(1) A gas distribution company shall not administer building decarbonization or energy efficiency programs pursuant to the statewide plan. (2) A gas distribution company that is not owned by a corporate parent company that operates an electric distribution company in the commonwealth may provide support, marketing or customer outreach services to the electric distribution company or municipal aggregator with a certified energy plan in their administration of the statewide plan and may be eligible to earn performance incentives associated with its services provided pursuant to this section” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “No gas or electric distribution company shall administer building decarbonization or energy efficiency programs pursuant to the statewide plan. A distribution company may provide support, marketing or customer outreach services to the administrator and may be eligible to earn performance incentives associated with such services”; and\r\nIn section 21, subsection (f)(3), by striking out the following words:- “Mid-term modifications to a sector that propose an increase to a sector budget shall not be approved unless there is a corresponding decrease in said sector such that no increase occurs in either the plan or a sector within the plan” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “The administrator may, with the approval of the board, make mid-term modifications and recalibrate incentive levels within the total approved plan budget in order to meet customer demand”.\r\n"}