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NEEDLEMAN of the 33rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT INCREASING REPRESENTATION ON THE ENERGY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT BOARD.

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856 members of the board shall serve for a period of five years and may be reappointed.

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79 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation There is no fiscal impact resulting from the bill, which adds representatives for low-income individuals and municipalities to the Energy Conservation Management Board.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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79 OLR Bill Analysis SB 856 AN ACT INCREASING REPRESENTATION ON THE ENERGY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT BOARD.

SUMMARY This bill adds a representative of low-income residential customers and a representative of municipalities to the Energy Conservation Management Board.

By law, the commissioner of energy and environmental protection appoints members to the board, which, among other things, helps develop and approve the state’s conservation and load management plan before submitting it to the commissioner of energy and environmental protection for approval (CGS § 16-245m(d)).

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2021 COMMITTEE ACTION Energy and Technology Committee Joint Favorable Yea 26 Nay 0 (03/02/2021) SB856 / File No.

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