{"AmendmentNumber":"159","ParentBillNumber":"S3143","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"MJR0","Name":"Michael J. Rodrigues","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/MJR0","ResponseDate":"2026-07-01T20:36:03.76"},"Category":null,"Action":"Adopted","RollCall":[],"Title":"SWM Amendment","Branch":"Senate","RedraftNumber":1,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. Rodrigues moves that the proposed new text be amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-\r\n“SECTION 1. Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 22 of chapter 21A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out clause (ii) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 clauses:-\r\n(i) to fund the Electric Vehicle Adoption Incentive Trust Fund established in section 19 of chapter 25A;\r\n(ii) to fund the green communities program established in subsection (b) of section 10 of said chapter 25A.”; and\r\nin section 15, by striking out, in line 170, the words “MassDevelopment, through” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “MassDevelopment for”; and\r\n\tin section 33, in the proposed second paragraph of subsection (e) of section 24 of chapter 25A of the General Laws, by adding the following sentence:- “Annually, not later than December 31, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy and the senate and house committees on ways and means detailing the variation between estimated and actual costs and the adjustment made pursuant to such variation.”\r\n\tin said section 33, in proposed section 25 of chapter 25A of the General Laws, by striking out subsections (c) to (f), inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following 3 subsections:-\r\n\t“(c) Attributes, as defined by the department, of the solar photovoltaic facilities receiving incentives pursuant to this section shall be eligible for use by retail electric suppliers pursuant to their obligations pursuant to section 11F and section 17, as applicable. \r\n\t(d) The department may establish a land use and mitigation plan, including establishing fees for mitigating impacts caused by solar development and projects participating in the program and receiving incentives pursuant to this section. The department may establish requirements for solar incentive program and eligibility requirements for pollinator-friendly solar installations participating in the program pursuant to this section.   \r\n\t(e) The department shall review solar incentive rates and overall cost impact to ratepayers to determine if any revisions to the program are necessary. Such review shall occur on a timetable to be established by the department; provided, however, that such review shall occur not less than once every 3 years.”; and\r\n\tin section 35, by striking out, in lines 1180 and 1181, the words “This section shall not apply to, or otherwise affect, any” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “Such prohibition shall not apply to, or otherwise affect, any supplier selected by a”; and\r\n\tin section 40, by striking out, in lines 1278 and 1279, the words “no less” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “not more”.\r\n"}