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Introduced Session

Part A of this bill transfers the responsibilities of the Governor's Energy Office to the Department of Energy Resources. Part B of the bill does the following. 1. It includes the Department of Energy Resources within the list of agencies that are subject to review in accordance with the State Government Evaluation Act. 2. It provides that any All Other balance remaining in the department's General Fund account at the end of any fiscal year must be carried forward for use in the next fiscal year. 3. It requires the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services to consult with the department, instead of the Public Utilities Commission, in establishing rules related to energy efficiency standards for the construction of new or substantially renovated state-owned or state-leased buildings and buildings built with state funds. 4. It includes the department within the definition of "agency" for the purposes of the Tribal-State Collaboration Act. 5. It requires the department, instead of the Public Utilities Commission, to adopt routine technical rules governing offshore wind energy procurements pursuant to the Maine Wind Energy Act. 6. It expands the definition of "primary storage facility" to specify that it includes a facility that receives petroleum products into the State by rail or truck. 7. It expands the department's reporting requirement related to shortfalls in supply or anticipated deliveries of home heating oil or kerosene to include all petroleum products. 8. It directs that certain activities of the Public Utilities Commission related to the carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program are to be undertaken by the Commissioner of Energy Resources. 9. It repeals a provision that directed the State Controller to transfer any unobligated balances related to the coastal zone management program remaining in the Bureau of Policy and Management program, Department of Marine Resources, Other Special Revenue Funds and federal funds to the Department of Energy Resources. 10. It requires the Department of Energy Resources to review the status of hydropower developments on the St. Croix River by January 1, 2028 and every 5 years thereafter and provide a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters regarding any significant developments or recommendations.

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ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (on 03/12/2026)

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