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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2607 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2305 |
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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 | | Mark C. Montigny |
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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 |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve establishing a special commission to study the high cost of electricity delivery. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and PlymouthPatrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/7/2025Mark D. Sylvia10th Bristol2/10/2025Michelle L. Badger1st Plymouth2/12/2025John C. VelisHampden and Hampshire2/12/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/20/2025Kenneth P. Sweezey6th Plymouth2/20/2025Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth2/20/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2607 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2305 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 2305) of Mark C. Montigny, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Patrick M. O'Connor, Mark D. Sylvia, Michelle L. Badger and other members of the General |
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| 21 | 21 | | Court that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including |
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| 22 | 22 | | members of the General Court) to study the high cost of electricity delivery. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | Resolve establishing a special commission to study the high cost of electricity delivery. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Resolved, that notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary there shall be a |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2special commission to study the costs of electricity delivery in the commonwealth, including but |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3not limited to (i) factors contributing to high delivery charges; (ii) recommended policies or |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4regulations to reduce delivery charges and limit their future growth; (iii) policies, regulations, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5and other practices in jurisdictions outside of the commonwealth with consistently lower delivery |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6costs than the commonwealth; (iv) trends likely to impact delivery charges in the long-term; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7(v) strategies to proactively minimize future costs. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8 The special commission shall consist of: the secretary of the executive office of energy |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9and environment affairs, or their designee, who will serve as chair; the chair of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10commonwealth utilities commission, or their designee; the commissioner of energy resources or |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11a designee; the attorney general, or their designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12clean energy technology center or a designee; 4 members to be appointed by the governor, 1 of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13whom shall be employed by an organization who advocates on the behalf of low- and middle- 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14income residential consumers , 1 of whom shall be employed by an organization who advocates |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15for municipal or regional interests, 1 of whom shall be a representative of distribution companies |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16operating in Massachusetts, and 1 of whom shall be a representative of a chamber of commerce |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17within the commonwealth; two members of the house of representatives, one of whom to be |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and the other to be appointed by the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19house minority leader; two members of the senate, one of whom to be appointed by the senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20president, and the other to be appointed by the senate minority leader. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21 The special commission shall submit its findings and recommendations, together with |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22any recommended drafts of legislation, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23senate and the chairs of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy not later |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24than December 31, 2025. |
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