Bills scheduled for a work session
Work Sessions are livestreamed and archived here on the Legislature's Website.
LD 43 - "An Act To Reduce The Cost Of Electricity By Removing The 100-megawatt Limit On Renewable Resources Of Energy"
Work Session in EUT on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @ 1:15 PM in Cross Building, Room 211
MFPC Position: Oppose
Sponsored by Senator Jeff Timberlake, LD 43 would remove the 100-megawatt maximum capacity limit for a source of electrical generation to qualify as a renewable resource for purposes of meeting the State's renewable resource portfolio requirement.
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LD 622 - "An Act To Create Equal Opportunity Access To Clean Energy By Removing The 100-megawatt Limit On Clean Energy Sources"
Work Session in EUT on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @ 1:15 PM in Cross Building, Room 211
MFPC Position: Oppose
Sponsored by Representative Donald Ardell, LD 622 would remove the 100-megawatt maximum capacity limit for a source of electrical generation to qualify as a renewable resource for purposes of meeting the State's renewable resource portfolio requirement.
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LD 698 - "An Act Directing The Public Utilities Commission To Study The State Natural Gas Supply Pursuant To The Maine Energy Cost Reduction Act"
Work Session in EUT on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @ 1:15 PM in Cross Building, Room 211
MFPC Position: Support
Sponsored by Representative Steven Foster, LD 698 would direct the Public Utilities Commission to examine its previous reports made pursuant to the Maine Energy Cost Reduction Act on the status and future of the natural gas supply in the State and, using current natural gas supply information as well as future projections, submit a report of the commission's findings and recommendations to the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee.
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LD 993 - "An Act To Facilitate Stakeholder Input Regarding Forest Policy In Maine"
Work Session in ACF on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @ 10:00 AM in Cross Building, Room 214
MFPC Position: Oppose
Sponsored by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, LD 993 would create a Maine Forest Advisory Board to advise the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry on a variety of forestry issues and to provide input on the state forest action plan required under the federal Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The board is directed to submit annual reports to the Legislature, including a report outlining conditions and trends in the State's forests to be submitted by December 6, 2023 to the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature.
The Council strongly opposes this bill, as it seeks to make forest policy political, and it fails to account for the fact that the vast majority of forestland in Maine is privately owned.
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