APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 3, 2022 713
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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H.P. 369 - L.D. 506
An Act To Reduce the Tax Burden on Low-income Electricity Customers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§9-B, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 673, §1, is
amended to read:
A. The first 750 kilowatt hours of residential electricity per month; and
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§9-B, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 673, §1, is
amended to read:
B. Off-peak residential electricity used for space heating or water heating by means of
an electric thermal storage device. For the purpose of this paragraph, "off-peak
residential electricity" means the off-peak delivery of residential electricity pursuant to
tariffs on file with the Public Utilities Commission and the electricity supplied.; and
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§9-B, ¶C is enacted to read:
C. Residential electricity consumed by eligible customers enrolled in a low-income
assistance program implemented pursuant to Title 35-A, section 3214, subsection 2 or
an arrearage management program implemented pursuant to Title 35-A, section 3214,
subsection 2-A.
Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2023.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 506, HP 369: 36.1760
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 713: 36.1760