Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶¶E and F, as amended by PL 1999, c. 657, §18, are further amended to read:

E. Must provide to the consumer within 30 days of contracting for retail service a disclosure of information provided to the commission pursuant to rules adopted under subsection 3 in a standard written format established by the commission; and

F. Must comply with any other applicable standards or requirements adopted by the commission by rule or order.; and

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__Must provide at least once annually to the consumer any information disclosures required by the commission by rule pursuant to subsection 3.

Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 657, §19, is amended to read:

F. May not initiate a telephone solicitation call to a consumer who has notified the competitive electricity provider of the consumer's wish not to receive telephone solicitation calls made by or on behalf of the competitive electricity provider; and

Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-A, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 657, §19, is repealed.

SUMMARY

This bill replaces the requirement that, at least annually, a competitive electricity provider provide information disclosures to all consumers with the requirement that the provider provide the information to all residential and small commercial consumers.