Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. I, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Policy. In order to ensure an adequate, secure and reliable supply of electricity for Maine residents, to encourage economic development opportunities in this State, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the State's electricity supply portfolio and to encourage maintain and increase the use of renewable, efficient and indigenous resources, it is the policy of this State to encourage the generation of electricity from renewable and efficient sources and to diversify electricity production on which residents of this State rely in a manner consistent with this section.

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, śC, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. I, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

C. "Renewable resource" means a source of electrical generation whose total power production capacity does not exceed 100 megawatts and that relies on one or more of the following:

(1) Fuel cells;

(2) Tidal power;

(3) Solar arrays and installations;

(4) Wind power installations, as long as at least 50% of the power is generated on land owned by a tribe that was federally recognized after January 1, 1979;

(5) Geothermal installations;

(6) Landfill gas;

(7) Hydroelectric generators;

(8) Biomass generators; or

(9) Generators fueled by municipal solid waste in conjunction with recycling.

Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. I, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: