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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3701 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3160 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Dylan A. Fernandes |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act bringing Mass Save in line with climate goals. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Dylan A. FernandesBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket1/20/2023Lydia EdwardsThird Suffolk2/6/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire3/3/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3701 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3160 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3160) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Dylan A. Fernandes and others that the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center govern and oversee |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Mass Save program. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act bringing Mass Save in line with climate goals. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 23J of the General Law, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2hereby amended by adding the following sections: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 “Section 15. (a) The board shall govern and oversee Mass Save, the commonwealth’s |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4residential conservation service program. Mass Save shall exist as an entity within the center. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 (b) (1) The board shall select a qualified individual to act as executive director of Mass |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6Save by majority vote and shall establish their salary. The board shall work with the executive |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7director to oversee and coordinate Mass Save and its programming. The executive director shall |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8serve for a term of 3 years. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 (2) The executive director shall attend meetings of the board and may, subject to the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10approval of the board, employ other employees or clerical staff. The executive director shall |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11present to the board for its approval annual budgets, staffing plans, operating plans and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12production plans. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 (3) The executive director shall coordinate directly with the energy efficiency advisory |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14council, the department of public utilities, and program administrators in their official duties to |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15oversee Mass Save. The executive director shall ensure Mass Save offers programs that improve |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16energy efficiency, promote building decarbonization, reduce greenhouse gas emissions pursuant |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17to chapter 21N of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, and reduce |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18ratepayer costs when possible. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19 (4) The executive director shall oversee and coordinate the creation of a single |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20application portal for all decarbonization and energy efficiency programs for businesses, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21residents, and building owners to streamline the Mass Save process. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 22 (c) The executive director shall submit an annual report by December 31 each year to the |
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| 51 | 51 | | 23Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the chairs of the joint committee on |
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| 52 | 52 | | 24telecommunications, utilities and energy of the senate and house of representatives and the |
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| 53 | 53 | | 25senate and house committees on ways and means. The report shall include an overview of Mass |
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| 54 | 54 | | 26Save’s role in achieving the greenhouse gas emissions limits pursuant to said chapter 21N.” |
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