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ME LD1405
Bill
Status
5/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steven Foster
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AI Summary
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Eliminates the Public Utilities Commission's authority to use administrative penalties for intervenor funding in commission proceedings
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Removes funding eligibility for participants in nonadjudicatory commission proceedings, limiting funding to intervenors in adjudicatory proceedings only
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Repeals the special water utility exception that allowed intervenor/participant compensation only from administrative penalties
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Retains intervenor funding from two sources: utilities involved in proceedings (recoverable in rates) and the Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund with filing fees
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Amends 35-A MRSA §117 and §1310-A, building on changes made by PL 2023, c. 143
Legislative Description
An Act to Amend Laws Governing the Public Utilities Commission Concerning Participant Funding
Procedures
Last Action
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
5/28/2025