| Sec. 1. Public Utilities Commission directed to study ways of reducing barriers to |
| transmission of electricity. Resolved: That the Public Utilities |
| Commission shall work with the government of the Province of |
| New Brunswick, Canada to study ways to reduce or eliminate |
| transaction costs and institutional or structural barriers to |
| the flow of electricity between Maine and Atlantic Canada. By |
| December 31, 2003, the Public Utilities Commission shall |
| report to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and |
| Energy, as part of the report required pursuant to the Maine |
| Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3217, activities |
| conducted pursuant to this resolve and progress made towards |
| meeting the goals of this resolve. The commission shall |
| include as part of its report any implementing legislation |
| necessary to carry out the purposes of this resolve. The |
| study must be conducted using existing resources within the |
| commission. |
