An Act Concerning Policy Objectives of the Public Utilities Commission
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §103, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:
B. The commission shall set the basic policies of the Public Utilities Commission and shall regulate public utilities in accordance with this Title. Essential policy objectives of the commission include, but are not limited to, the promotion of system reliability, the reduction of the cost of power to ratepayers in the State and long-term sustainable resource planning.
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This bill amends the powers and duties of the Public Utilities Commission to specify that essential policy objectives of the commission include, but are not limited to, the promotion of system reliability, the reduction of the cost of power to Maine ratepayers and long-term sustainable resource planning.