128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1313		LR 152(02)
	An Act To Establish Energy Policy in Maine
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Transfer from Efficiency Maine Trust
			FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19	Projections  FY 2019-20	Projections  FY 2020-21
Transfers
	Other Special Revenue Funds		($500,000)	($500,000)	$1,000,000	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Under current law $3,000,000 is scheduled for transfer from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Trust Fund (RGGI) to the Public Utilities Commission in fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19.  This bill reduces those transfers by $500,000 to $2,500,000 in both fiscal years and adds a transfer of $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20.  This bill also gives the Efficiency Maine Trust discretion in fiscal years 2017-18 through 2019-20 to set the ratio of expenditures between residential programs and commercial and industrial programs instead of a set percentage. The bill also limits the natural gas conservation assessment on large-volume manufacturers to the first 1 million centum cubic feet of annual usage. While this change will decrease revenue to the Trust from this assessment, the total assessment will still be sufficient for its intended purpose.