| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, this legislation must take effect before the expiration | | of the 90-day period in order to allow adequate time to prepare | | for the possible end of standard-offer electricity services; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3212, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 316, §3, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Implementation period and investigation. Standard-offer | service must be available until March 1, 2005. By January 1, | 2004 | | to determine whether the continued availability of standard-offer | | service is necessary and in the public interest and, if so, how | | best to make such service available after March 1, 2005. The | commission shall conclude the investigation by June 30, 2004 | | December 1, 2002 and report its results and recommendations to | | the Legislature pursuant to section 3217. In its investigation, | | the commission shall consider the questions in paragraphs A to D | | and shall solicit the input of all interested parties. |
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| | | A.__Are the goals of this chapter best fulfilled if | | standard-offer service ceases altogether on March 1, 2005 or | | at a date certain after March 1, 2005? |
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| | | B.__Should opportunities for retail aggregators be changed | | to ensure greater participation in competitive markets by | | residential and small commercial customers, beginning March | | 1, 2005? |
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| | | C.__Beginning March 1, 2005, should any standard-offer | | provider selected by the commission pursuant to subsection 2 | | be required to offer at least one standard-offer service | | that is composed entirely of renewable resources as defined | | in section 3210? |
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| | | D.__Should this chapter be amended to enable aggregators, | | beginning March 1, 2005, automatically to receive by contract, | | for a term designated in that contract, the |
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