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ME LD241
Bill
AI Summary
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Water utilities or groups of water utilities may petition the Public Utilities Commission for approval of low-income assistance programs offering discounts or credits to qualifying low-income residential customers
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The Commission may approve proposed discounts or credits only if it determines the program is a cost-effective means of keeping water affordable for low-income residential ratepayers
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The Commission cannot require water utilities to initiate low-income assistance programs; participation by utilities is voluntary
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Enacted as 35-A MRSA §6115, signed into law as Public Law Chapter 137 on May 29, 2025
Legislative Description
An Act to Authorize the Public Utilities Commission to Approve Rate Adjustments for Low-income Water Utility Ratepayers
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Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
5/27/2025