CHAPTER 646

S.P. 477 - L.D. 1379

An Act To Amend the Maine Wind Energy Act

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5223, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. NNN, §1, is further amended by amending the last blocked paragraph to read:

The conditions in paragraphs A to D do not apply to approved downtown tax increment financing districts or, tax increment financing districts included within Pine Tree Development Zones designated and approved under subchapter 3 or tax increment financing districts that consist solely of a community wind power generator or generators certified pursuant to Title 36, section 5219-AA, subsection 3.

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

8. Credit trading.__The commission shall allow competitive electricity providers to satisfy the portfolio requirements of subsection 3 through the use of renewable energy credits if the commission determines that a reliable system of electrical attribute trading exists.

Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3402, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 665, §3, is amended to read:

§3402. Legislative findings

The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to explore opportunities for and encourage the development, where appropriate, of wind energy production in the State in a manner