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Introduced by Representatives Harrison of Chittenden, Bailey of Hyde Park, 2
Bartley of Fairfax, Bosch of Clarendon, Boutin of Barre City, 3
Branagan of Georgia, Burditt of West Rutland, Burtt of Cabot, 4
Canfield of Fair Haven, Casey of Hubbardton, Charlton of 5
Chester, Coffin of Cavendish, Demar of Enosburgh, Dickinson 6
of St. Albans Town, Dobrovich of Williamstown, Dolgin of St. 7
Johnsbury, Feltus of Lyndon, Galfetti of Barre Town, Goslant 8
of Northfield, Gregoire of Fairfield, Hango of Berkshire, Higley 9
of Lowell, Howland of Rutland Town, Kascenska of Burke, 10
Keyser of Rutland City, Labor of Morgan, Laroche of Franklin, 11
Luneau of St. Albans City, Maguire of Rutland City, Malay of 12
Pittsford, Marcotte of Coventry, McCoy of Poultney, McFaun 13
of Barre Town, Micklus of Milton, Morgan, L. of Milton, 14
Morgan, M. of Milton, Morrissey of Bennington, Nelson of 15
Derby, Nielsen of Brandon, North of Ferrisburgh, Oliver of 16
Sheldon, Page of Newport City, Parsons of Newbury, 17
Pinsonault of Dorset, Powers of Waterford, Pritchard of Pawlet, 18
Quimby of Lyndon, Southworth of Walden, Steady of Milton, 19
Tagliavia of Corinth, Taylor of Milton, Toof of St. Albans 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.16
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Town, Walker of Swanton, Wells of Brownington, and Winter 1
of Ludlow 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Public service; energy; heating fuel; Clean Heat Standard; Affordable 5
Heat Act 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to repeal the 7
Affordable Heat Act. 8
An act relating to repealing the Affordable Heat Act 9
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10
Sec. 1. REPEAL 11
30 V.S.A. chapter 94 is repealed. 12
Sec. 2. 32 V.S.A. § 3102 is amended to read: 13
§ 3102. CONFIDENTIALITY OF TAX RECORDS 14
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(e) The Commissioner may, in the Commissioner’s discretion and subject 16
to such conditions and requirements as the Commissioner may provide, 17
including any confidentiality requirements of the Internal Revenue Service, 18
disclose a return or return information: 19
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(23) To the Public Utility Commission and the Department of Public 1
Service, provided the disclosure relates to the fuel tax under 33 V.S.A. chapter 2
25 and is used for the purposes of auditing compliance with the Clean Heat 3
Standard under 30 V.S.A. chapter 94. The Commissioner shall, at a minimum, 4
provide the names of any new businesses selling heating fuel in any given year 5
and the names of any businesses that are no longer selling heating fuel. 6
[Repealed.] 7
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Sec. 3. ABOLISHMENT OF CLEAN HEAT STANDARD POSITIONS 9
For fiscal year 2025, as of January 1, 2026, the positions created in 2023 10
Acts and Resolves No. 18, Sec. 7(a) (Public Utility Commission) and (c) 11
(Department of Public Service) that support the Clean Heat Standard program 12
are eliminated. 13
Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE 14
This act shall take effect on passage. 15