| 14 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 16-245m of the general statutes is |
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| 15 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, |
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| 16 | | - | 2021): |
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| 17 | | - | (c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall |
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| 18 | | - | appoint and convene an Energy Conservation Management Board |
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| 19 | | - | which shall include the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental |
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| 20 | | - | Protection, or the commissioner's designee, the Consumer Counsel, or |
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| 21 | | - | the Consumer Counsel's designee, the Attorney General, or the |
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| 22 | | - | Attorney General's designee, and a representative of: (1) An |
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| 23 | | - | environmental group knowledgeable in energy conservation program |
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| 24 | | - | collaboratives; (2) the electric distribution companies in whose |
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| 25 | | - | territories the activities take place for such programs; (3) a state-wide |
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| 26 | | - | manufacturing association; (4) a chamber of commerce; (5) a state-wide |
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| 27 | | - | business association; (6) a state-wide retail organization; (7) a state-wide |
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| 28 | | - | farm association; (8) a municipal electric energy cooperative created |
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| 29 | | - | pursuant to chapter 101a; [and] (9) residential customers; (10) low- |
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| 30 | | - | income residential customers; and (11) municipalities. The board shall |
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| 31 | | - | also include two representatives selected by the gas companies. The Senate Bill No. 856 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 16-245m of the general statutes is 1 |
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| 26 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2 |
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| 27 | + | 2021): 3 |
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| 28 | + | (c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 4 |
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| 29 | + | appoint and convene an Energy Conservation Management Board 5 |
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| 30 | + | which shall include the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 6 |
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| 31 | + | Protection, or the commissioner's designee, the Consumer Counsel, or 7 |
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| 32 | + | the Consumer Counsel's designee, the Attorney General, or the 8 |
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| 33 | + | Attorney General's designee, and a representative of: (1) An 9 |
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| 34 | + | environmental group knowledgeable in energy conservation program 10 |
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| 35 | + | collaboratives; (2) the electric distribution companies in whose 11 |
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| 36 | + | territories the activities take place for such programs; (3) a state-wide 12 |
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| 37 | + | manufacturing association; (4) a chamber of commerce; (5) a state-wide 13 |
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| 38 | + | business association; (6) a state-wide retail organization; (7) a state-wide 14 |
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| 39 | + | farm association; (8) a municipal electric energy cooperative created 15 Raised Bill No. 856 |
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| 35 | | - | members of the board shall serve for a period of five years and may be |
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| 36 | | - | reappointed. Representatives of gas companies, electric distribution |
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| 37 | | - | companies and the municipal electric energy cooperative shall be |
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| 38 | | - | nonvoting members of the board. The members of the board shall elect |
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| 39 | | - | a chairperson from its voting members. If any vote of the board results |
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| 40 | | - | in an equal division of its voting members, such vote shall fail. |
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| 46 | + | pursuant to chapter 101a; [and] (9) residential customers; (10) low-16 |
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| 47 | + | income residential customers; and (11) municipalities. The board shall 17 |
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| 48 | + | also include two representatives selected by the gas companies. The 18 |
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| 49 | + | members of the board shall serve for a period of five years and may be 19 |
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| 50 | + | reappointed. Representatives of gas companies, electric distribution 20 |
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| 51 | + | companies and the municipal electric energy cooperative shall be 21 |
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| 52 | + | nonvoting members of the board. The members of the board shall elect 22 |
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| 53 | + | a chairperson from its voting members. If any vote of the board results 23 |
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| 54 | + | in an equal division of its voting members, such vote shall fail. 24 |
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| 55 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 56 | + | sections: |
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| 57 | + | |
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| 58 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2021 16-245m(c) |
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| 60 | + | ET Joint Favorable |
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