LD1063 • 2025

An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with Recycling

Energy Technology

Did Not Pass

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Sponsor: Representative James Dill
Last action: 2025-06-03
Official status: Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 305 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with Recycling

An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with Recycling Sponsor: Representative James Dill Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with Recycling Sponsor: Representative James Dill Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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C-A (H-238)

Adopted by House

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2386(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2386(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
1063 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

2025-06-03 Senate
Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 305 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-06-02 House
The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-238) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-20 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM
2025-04-22 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-22 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-03-12 Committee
Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with Recycling
Sponsor:
Representative James Dill
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1063
H.P. 692 House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from
Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with
Recycling
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DILL of Old Town.
Cosponsored by Representatives: CAMPBELL of Orrington, HENDERSON of Rumford,
HEPLER of Woolwich.

Page 1 - 132LR2386(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210-K is enacted to read:
3§3210-K. Energy procurement from generators fueled by municipal solid waste in
4conjunction with recycling
51. Energy procurement from generators fueled by municipal solid waste in
6conjunction with recycling. The commission shall direct investor-owned transmission
7 and distribution utilities to enter into one or more contracts for energy and renewable
8 energy credits from a generator fueled by municipal solid waste in conjunction with
9 recycling under section 3210, subsection 2, paragraph C, subparagraph (2), division (h),
10 referred to in this section as "a generator," that pays state excise, income, property and sales
11 taxes.
12 A. The commission shall initiate a competitive solicitation for contracts under this
13 section up to 35 megawatts for energy and renewable energy credits from generators.
14 B. The commission shall initiate the first competitive solicitation to select a generator
15 or a combination of generators for a contract under this section by November 1, 2025.
16 C. The commission shall select for contracts generators that provide the most benefit
17 to ratepayers and that have contract pricing levels below 7 cents per kilowatt-hour for
18 each contract year.
19 D. A contract submitted under this section must be for a term of not less than 5 years
20 and not more than 15 years, unless the commission determines a longer term is prudent.
212. Rules. The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted
22 pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter
23 2-A.
24SUMMARY
25 This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to direct investor-owned
26 transmission and distribution utilities to enter into contracts for energy and renewable
27 energy credits with generators fueled by municipal solid waste in conjunction with
28 recycling.
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