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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Eliminate the 100-megawatt Limit under the Renewable Resources Laws’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, ¶B-3, as amended by PL 2015, c. 220, §1, is further amended to read:
 
B-3. "Renewable capacity resource" means a source of electrical generation:
 
(1) Whose total power production capacity does not exceed 100 megawatts andThat relies on one or more of the following:
 
(a) Fuel cells;
 
(b) Tidal power;
 
(c) Solar arrays and installations;
 
(d) Geothermal installations;
 
(e) Hydroelectric generators that meet all state and federal fish passage requirements applicable to the generator;
 
(f) Biomass generators that are fueled by wood, wood waste or landfill gas; or
 
(g) Anaerobic digestion of by-products of waste from animals or agricultural crops, food or vegetative material, algae or organic refuse; or
 
(h) Wind power installations.
 
(2) That relies on wind power installations.
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 542, §5, is further amended to read:
 
C. "Renewable resource" means a source of electrical generation:
 
(1) That qualifies as a small power production facility under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rules, 18 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 292, Subpart B, as in effect on January 1, 1997; or
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(2) Whose total power production capacity does not exceed 100 megawatts and thatThat relies on one or more of the following:
 
(a) Fuel cells;
 
(b) Tidal power;
 
(c) Solar arrays and installations;
 
(d) Wind power installations;
 
(e) Geothermal installations;
 
(f) Hydroelectric generators;
 
(g) Biomass generators that are fueled by wood or wood waste, landfill gas or anaerobic digestion of agricultural products, by-products or wastes; or
 
(h) Generators fueled by municipal solid waste in conjunction with recycling.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment removes the 100-megawatt capacity limit for a resource to qualify as a renewable resource or a renewable capacity resource for the purpose of meeting the State's renewable resource portfolio requirement.