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SB-1146
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 9182
File Copy No.: 517
Senate Calendar No.: 313
Primary Analyst: MT 6/2/23
Contributing Analyst(s): (PC)
OFA Fiscal Note
Potential Cost
The amendment would require offshore wind providers to pay a
mitigation fee of $2,000,000; and would then be required to make
additional payments to be determined by the mitigation fund manager
and approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Agency (PURA). The
amendment establishes an Offshore Wind Emergency Mitigation Fund
Oversight Committee to oversee the dispersal and utilization of the
fund. The fund is to be distributed through an independent contractor
hired by the Department of Administrative Services (DAS). The cost of
the amendment will depend on how closely the assessed fees
correspond to the costs of environmental damage year to year.