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Rep. Abrami, Rock. 19
November 8, 2021
2021-2238h
10/11
Amendment to HB 614-FN
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Paragraph; Electrical Rates and Charges; Exemption For State and Political Subdivisions. Amend RSA 378:49 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV.(a) The public utilities commission shall, after notice and hearing, by order or rule, approve a standard format and methodology that providers of electricity, as defined in RSA 362-F:2, XIV, shall use in exempting the state and its political subdivisions from paying the portion of electricity rates that covers the cost of compliance with the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) under RSA 362-F. A political subdivision shall initially be in exempt status unless the governing body of the political subdivision subsequently chooses to opt in under subparagraph (c).
(b) Providers of electricity shall not be subject to compliance under RSA 362-F:3 for electricity sales that have been exempted pursuant to subparagraph (a).
(c) By October 15 of each year, each provider of electricity doing business with political subdivisions of the state shall notify these entities of their current opt-out/opt-in status. Any political subdivision, by a majority vote of its governing body, may elect to opt-in to continue payment of the amounts identified as costs of compliance with the renewable portfolio standard under RSA 362-F. Otherwise, the subdivision will remain exempt under subparagraph (a). Reversing this opt-in decision also requires a majority vote of the governing body.
(d) For purposes of this paragraph, "political subdivision" means any electricity account holder that operates as an agency of the state, a county, a municipality, a school district, or a village district.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
2021-2238h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires that the state and political subdivisions be exempted from paying the portion of electricity rates that cover the costs of compliance with the renewable portfolio standards unless opting in to payment of such costs of compliance.