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designed to narrow the regulatory focus to important | | information, improve and speed consideration and decision | | making and allow easier determination of permitting projects.__ | | Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are major substantive | | rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A; and |
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| | | C.__Following consultation with the Maine Land Use | | Regulation Commission, determine by rule the general areas | | in this State that may have wind resources sufficient for | | viable wind energy projects and that, by their | | characteristics, are preferred for the siting of wind energy | | projects.__Each area must be at least 50,000 acres in total | | area.__Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are major | | substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | | subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 9. Assistance of financing of wind energy projects. The Finance Authority | | of Maine shall, within 6 months of the effective date of this | | Act, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, | | determine the most effective ways to use the powers of the | | authority to assist in financing wind energy projects. |
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| | | Sec. 10. Rulemaking regarding credit trading. The Public Utilities | | Commission, not later than March 1, 2006, shall adopt rules | | allowing energy credit trading as specified in the Maine Revised | | Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3210, subsection 8. Rules adopted | | pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined | | in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 11. Rulemaking regarding streamlined permitting and siting. The | | Department of Environmental Protection, Board of Environmental | | Protection shall adopt major substantive rules as defined in the | | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to | | carry out the objectives of Title 38, section 341-D, subsection | | 1-C, paragraphs A, B and C. The board shall submit rules made | | pursuant to this section to the Legislature for its review no | | later than January 15, 2006. |
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| | | This bill creates a comprehensive statutory scheme for the | | encouragement of the development of properly sited and designed | | wind energy projects in Maine. The bill declares that wind | | energy development and wind energy equipment manufacturing in the | | State is in the public interest and that it is state policy to | | improve the permitting and financing of wind energy projects and | | to enhance electricity transmission in northern and eastern Maine |
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