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Article: WORK CONTINUES ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE ACT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 8, 2007
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The Democratic majority in the Maine State Senate issued the following news release:
The Utilities Committee, Wednesday, will continue work on the Energy Independence Act, sponsored by Senator Phil Bartlett, D-Cumberland County.
One of the major roles of the bill will be to make the Office of Energy Independence a stand-alone office within the Executive Department. The creation of the stand-alone department would move the formulation, coordination and management of state energy policies for the purpose of increasing Maine's energy independence. Many duties from other executive departments would be transitioned to the new Office of Energy Independence. Once formed, the Office would ...