| Sec. 1. Public Utilities Commission to examine continued participation by transmission |
| and distribution utilities in New England regional transmission organization. Resolved: |
| That the Public Utilities Commission shall undertake an inquiry |
| to determine the legal options for and costs and benefits of |
| directing or otherwise causing transmission and distribution |
| utilities in this State to withdraw from the New England regional |
| transmission organization. The Public Utilities Commission must |
| examine other reasonable options for providing for the functions |
| currently provided by the New England regional transmission |
| organization. The commission may, as the commission determines |
| appropriate, explore any options involving Canadian governments, |
| agencies or other authorities. The commission also may, as the |
| commission determines appropriate, explore any options involving |
| other states, governments or agencies within the United States. |
| The commission shall conduct the inquiry in accordance with |
| commission rules governing inquiries, except that the sole |
| purpose of the inquiry is to produce findings and recommendations |
| for consideration by the joint standing committee of the |
| Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy |
| matters. The Legislature retains final authority to make policy |
| decisions on the subject matter of this resolve based on any |
| recommendations of the joint standing committee of the |
| Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy |
| matters; and be it further |
