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 | 4.__Rules.__The commission shall adopt rules necessary to  |  | implement this section.__Rules adopted under this section are  |  | routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,  |  | subchapter 2-A. |  
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 |   |  | 5.__Report.__The commission shall report by December 1st of  |  | each year to the joint standing committee of the Legislature  |  | having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters.__The  |  | report must include: |  
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 |   | | A.__A description of actions taken by gas utilities pursuant  |  | to this section, including descriptions of all conservation  |  | programs implemented during the prior 12 months and all  |  | conservation programs that the gas utilities plan to  |  | implement during the next 12 months; |  
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 |   | | B.__A description of how the commission determines the cost- |  | effectiveness of each conservation program and its  |  | assessment of the cost-effectiveness of programs implemented  |  | during the prior 12 months; |  
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 |   | | C.__For each gas utility to which this section applies,  |  | total expenditures for its conservation programs during the  |  | prior 12 months and projected expenditures during the next  |  | 12 months; and |  
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 |   | | D.__Any recommendations for changes to the laws relating to  |  | energy conservation by gas utilities. |  
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