| | | 11-A. Amendments, extensions and renewals of contracts | | originally subject to commission approval. This section applies | | to any amendment, extension or renewal of any contract between | | the utility and other parties with an ownership interest, | | governing the terms of their participation in the construction of | a generation or transmission facility | | the original contract was subject to approval by the commission. | | The commission may waive the approval requirements of this | | section with respect to a particular amendment, extension or | | renewal or a group of amendments, extensions or renewals upon | | request under subsection 1. If the commission does not respond | | to a request for waiver within 30 days, the request is deemed to | | have been granted. The commission shall prescribe by rule the | | content of a request for waiver and procedures for the | | expeditious processing of requests in certain circumstances. |
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| | | 11-B. Amendments, extensions and renewals of contracts not | | originally subject to commission approval. For any amendment, | | extension or renewal of any contract otherwise subject to this | | section, but when the original contract was not subject to | | approval by the commission, the utility shall file a copy of the | | proposed amendment, extension or renewal with the commission | | within 7 days of the day when the utility receives notice of the | | proposal, but approval under this section is not required. |
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| | | 12. Waiver of notice. The commission may waive any of the | | notice requirements in this section in advance of filing. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3133, as amended by PL 1995, c. 357, §§3 to 5, | | is further amended by repealing and replacing the headnote to | | read: |
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| | | §3133.__Purchase of generating capacity, energy or fuel |
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| | | conversion of generating facilities prohibited |
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| | | without prior order of the commission |
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| | | Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3133, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 357, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Commission approval required for purchases and | | conversions. An electric utility may not purchase any generating | capacity, transmission capacity | | conversion as defined in section 3131, unless the commission has | | issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity | | approving the purchase or conversion or has waived the approval | | requirements pursuant to subsection 11. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §3133-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 357, §§6 to 9, | | is further amended by repealing and replacing the headnote to | | read: |
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