Bill > H3531

This bill establishes a special commission to study and investigate the costs of gasoline, oil, natural gas, and electricity specifically on Cape Cod and the Islands, comparing these costs to other regions in Massachusetts. The commission will be composed of members from the House of Representatives and the Senate, along with designees from the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the Secretary of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, and the Chairman of the Commonwealth Utilities Commission, as well as four appointees by the governor, including representatives from investor-owned utilities and municipal governments from various towns on the Cape and Islands. The commission's mandate is to analyze ways to provide more affordable energy and fuel to consumers in these areas and to make legislative recommendations based on its findings.